> KDE is released under the GPL, but Qt is not.  You can't use KDE
> without Qt.  (It's questionable in my mind whether a GPL product
> should rely on a third-party library which is not released under
> the GPL, the LGPL, or an equivalently open license)

I can't disagree with the latter statement, but it no longer applies to KDE.
When TrollTech changed the license, it met the Open Source definition, at
least sufficiently to satisy, form what I've read, Eric Raymond and other
leading figures in the Open Source movement.

You'll correct me if I'm wrong, I'm sure  :)

-Caity


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