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KDE 3.2, To Be Or Not To Be

Posted by timothy on from the must-ipso-facto-philosophically dept.

Richard Moore writes "As you can see from dot.kde.org, issue #53 of Kernel-Cousin KDE has been released, covering only a single topic. The plan for releasing KDE 3.2 is discussed at length, or maybe that should be KDE 4.0 - who knows..."

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  1. I can't wait.... by damiangerous · · Score: 3, Funny

    until Monday Month+2 Day3+14, 2003 when I can grab that beta!

  2. Re:WOW by ciaran_o_riordan · · Score: 3, Informative

    > I'd like to see proof with links that ANY part of QT is GPL.

    It took me 30 seconds to find this:
    http://www.trolltech.com/download/index.htm l
    and specifically the parts that KDE uses:
    http://www.trolltech.com/download/qt/x11.ht ml

    They're dual licensed under the QPL (non-Free) and the GNU GPL. When you obtain the software you can choose to use and distribute it under either license.

    Ciaran O'Riordan

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  3. Clarification by Rich · · Score: 4, Informative

    Just to clarify, I'm not saying we won't release 3.2. Just that as per coolo's comment (for those who read the article) it may be 4.0 if we find we need to break compatibility to do the job properly. There are a lot of pretty cool things to be discussed at the forthcoming developer's conference and if we decide they should be in the next release (possible but not probable) this may be a good idea. Either way - it got you to read the article, didn't it!

    Rich.

  4. Re:WOW by Rich · · Score: 4, Informative

    Just a note Qt/Embedded is GPL too, this is why you'll find a (fully compatible) branch of it on sourceforge developed by some guys who wanted to add some new features of their own.

    Rich.

  5. Re:Why use KDE by smittyoneeach · · Score: 4, Insightful
    I don't understand the conflict here: they have a GPL license and a proprietary one. Sounds like

    maximum freedom

    maximum respect for the community
    Is it the fact that they fell short of agreeing with you totally that upsets you so?

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  6. Re:Why use KDE by be-fan · · Score: 3, Insightful

    They're following the rules completely, even by the spirit of the GPL. If you're willing to comply with the GPL (ie. release your source) then great, you get to use Qt. If you don't want to release your code under the GPL, then you can pay TrollTech some money and they'll give you an alternate license you can use. Indeed, according to FSF ideology, Qt is doing the right thing and GTK+ is doing the wrong thing. Using the Lesser GNU Public License is discouraged unless necessary. The FSF doesn't really like it, because it encourages proprietory software. Using the GPL for libraries is encouraged because it creates highly desirable libraries that only GPL apps can use.

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