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SubjectRe: bitkeeper
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to read comments on the list it sounded as if they had introduced qt
claiming it was free, then after people were dependent on it started
chaging thousands of dollars for it. Instead it is a MUCH smaller issue.

David Lang


On Sun, 4 Oct 1998, Tim Smith wrote:

> Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1998 22:34:04 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Tim Smith <tzs@tzs.net>
> Reply-To: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu
> To: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu
> Subject: Re: bitkeeper
>
> On Mon, 5 Oct 1998, Shawn Leas wrote:
> > No, it is Free-of-charge-moneywise, but there are restrictions on
> > it making it non-free. It imposes restrictions making it non-
> > kosher to bundle it (or parts of it) with any GPL/LGPL software.
>
> Not being bundleable with GPL software doesn't make something non-free.
> E.g., MPL software doesn't mix with GPL software, yet MPL is considered
> free under the Debian/Open Source guidelines.
>
> What makes Qt non-free under most definitions of "free" used for free
> software (e.g., the Debian/Open Source guidelines) are the restrictions
> on commercial use.
>
> --Tim Smith
>
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