Hello Nicos Gollan (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 03:57:58 -0400 > spencer ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I recently change to debian and notice that >> the default desktop mgr. is KDE. I've been >> lurking on UserLinux and the group had >> a debate as to which desktop they would >> put in thier distrobution. They decided to >> use GNOME because of the licencing of >> Qt. I thought that Troll Co. removed the >> restriction they had on Qt. So, the question >> is are there any restriction on the use of Qt? > > That discussion is (or at least should be) long over. The free > Linux/Unix/MacOSX Qt is licensed under the GPL.
...and Gnome uses GTK, which is licensed under the LGPL. From <http://userlinux.com/white_paper.html>: ,--- |GUI desktop: GNOME. The fact that it comes with a license to develop |and distribute proprietary applications is the sole reason for this |decision. A long discussion on the mailing list has made it clear that |GNOME and KDE are similar in technical merit and commercial acceptance |at this time, leaving only the licensing issue as a basis for this |decision. `--- best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]