Sorting through my old mail, I found this. It's John's patch that
uncorrected the license. Reversing this solves the problem, as neither
John nor anyone else had the legal standing to make this change.
This patch should be reversed. Note that QT/xforms is not the only
difference; the other clauses adress real anticipated problems.
And again, the removed portions + GPL *are* the license of lyx; we have
no power to change this.
hawk, esq.
----- Forwarded message from John Levon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 22:33:16 +0000
From: John Levon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: License on www site
I propose the following to match COPYING. IT's also clearer IMHO
regards
john
Index: about/license.php3
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RCS file: /usr/local/lyx/cvsroot/www-user/about/license.php3,v
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diff -u -r1.4 license.php3
--- about/license.php3 2001/06/27 07:53:22 1.4
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@@ -12,68 +12,18 @@
<h2>What license applies to LyX?</h2>
-<p>While LyX has been released nominally under the GPL in the past, it
-has in fact never been truly GPL. Particularly, it has always been
-linked to a closed source library. While some have taken a view that
-such actions violate the GPL, this is a legal impossibility. The law
-is quite clear that the release of the software by the original authors
-and copyright holders changed the licenses. </p>
-
<p>
-
-Rather than leaving the issue to be debated, the following
-clarifications are given. This is *not* a change of license, but a
-clarification of the license that LyX has always used. All patches
-submitted to LyX fall under this same license.</p>
-
-<p>
-
-1) LyX is quasi-GPL software. The terms of the GPL apply save where
-they conflict with this statement.</p>
-
-<p>
-
-2) There is no limitation on the license or nature of any software,
-source, binary, library, or other, that may be linked to LyX, or to
-which LyX may be linked. Particularly, the second full paragraph of
-section 2, from 'These requirements apply to the modified work'
-through 'who wrote it.' is rejected in its entirety. </p>
-
-<p>
-
-3) There is no limitation on combining LyX source code with code
-subject to any other license, provided that the LyX source remains
-under this same license. Particularly, Section 3 of the GPL is
-rejected in its entirety. To redistribute a modified version of LyX,
-the entire source code of the modified LyX must be made available under
-the terms of this license or such other licenses as apply to portions
-of the original or modified code.</p>
-
-<p>
-
-4) Any other clause or interpretation of the GPL limiting the
-combination of other software of any type and LyX is rejected in its
-entirety, provided that the LyX code and modifications to the LyX
-source code remains under this same license, or such other licenses as
-apply to portions of the original or modified code.</p>
-
-<p>
-
-5) Nothing in this statement purports to alter or interpret the
-license of any other software. Any combination of other software with
-LyX must also meet the requirements of that software.</p>
-
- <p>A copy of the GNU General Public License version 2 follows.</p>
- <table width="100%" border="0">
- <tr>
- <td class="license"></td>
- <td>Yours,</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="license"></td>
- <td>The LyX Team</td>
- </tr>
- </table>
+The LyX license is the GPL version 2 or above.
+In addition, as a special exception, the LyX Team gives permission to
+link the code of this program with the XForms library (or with modified
+versions of XForms that use the same license as XForms), and distribute
+linked combinations including the two. You must obey the GNU General
+Public License in all respects for all of the code used other than XForms.
+If you modify this file, you may extend this exception to your version of
+the file, but you are not obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so,
+delete this exception statement from your version.
+</p>
+
<hr />
<h2>GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE</h2>
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"If the software that a company produces isn't reliable, adding a bunch of
'Mother, may I' rules to the language and the code won't fix it."
- Pete Becker
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