Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 18th Jul 2007 22:02 UTC
GNU, GPL, Open Source "Forget software politics for a minute - what does the new Samba licensing mean for the version you're actually running, and for the distribution that packages it for you? Samba maintainer Jeremy Allison explains."
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RE: Some trouble ahead
by borker on Thu 19th Jul 2007 19:14 UTC in reply to "Some trouble ahead"
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2006-04-04

if that developer was Chani from KDE, they emailed TT and got the following reply:

“We are currently evaluating the impact that licensing Qt under GPLv3 (it
is currently GPLv2 only) would have for our dual licensing model. In
particular, the in-house development clause that is new in GPLv3 will
have some impact on our business model, or at least require a certain
amount of positioning (and thus preparation).”

http://chani.wordpress.com/2007/07/18/uhoh/

So, like most I guess, TT are looking at what the ramifications are before any possible switch over (which is of course the diligent thing to do). Hopefully (well to me anyway, I know there are those who aren't exactly fans of GPL3) they make the switch in the not to distant future

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