> On Sun, 04 Oct 1998, Rainer Dorsch wrote: > >I packages korganizer for Debian. Currently it is not on the Debian > >ftp server, because of license problems (GPL programs linked against > >commercial libraries). > > Hi Rainer, thanks for the package and the announcement. Just one minor detail: > We should not repeat that Debian nonsene in public. Of course, korganizer does > not suffer from any licensing problems. It's Debian that has problems with > their weird and rather irrational interpretation of the GPL. > > It's prefectly legal to distribute KDE programms in both source and binary > form (that's why virtually all linux distributors do it) so there is absolutey > no need to confuse users or potential users. >
Matthias, since I know, that there is nobody, who will complain about distributing korganizer, I did package and distribute korganizer. But since I do not know, if the kde or debian people can read the GPL better (I am not a lawyer, and therefore I am not trying to read it in that detail), there is at least an unresolved problem. I solution which would make everybody happy, would be to add this sentence to the KDE licenses (see second half of http://www.de.debian.org/Lists-Archives/de bian-devel-9809/msg00258.html). If the KDE people are right, the same thing is twice in the license. If the Debian people are right, the thing is at least once in the license. I am wondering which marketing argument is against this solution. I think many people would be happy (acroding to the download statistics of the package), if finally a decision could be made, and the problem is solved forever. To the debian developers: Do not post on kde-devel, because only subscribers can post there. The debian-devel list is open. > Matthias > > > > > > >If anybody needs the package, download it from > > > > http://www.ra.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/~rainer/Download/korganizer > > > >-- > >Rainer Dorsch > >Abt. Rechnerarchitektur e-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Uni Stuttgart Tel.: 0711-7816-215 > >-- > >Send posts to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Send all commands to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Put your command in the SUBJECT of the message: > > "subscribe", "unsubscribe", "set digest on", or "set digest off" > >********************************************************************** > >This list is from your pals at NetCentral <http://www.netcentral.net/> > -- > Send posts to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Send all commands to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Put your command in the SUBJECT of the message: > "subscribe", "unsubscribe", "set digest on", or "set digest off" > ********************************************************************** > This list is from your pals at NetCentral <http://www.netcentral.net/> -- Rainer Dorsch Abt. Rechnerarchitektur e-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Uni Stuttgart Tel.: 0711-7816-215