[CS-FSLUG] NI: OfB.biz: Qt, the GPL, Business and Freedom

[Fred A. Miller]

On Saturday 06 August 2005 11:38 pm, Don Parris wrote:
> Well Tim, you made a great argument for using the LGPL for QT.  (At least,
> that's what I thought you were doing.)  Still, Eric makes a strong case for
> Trolltech's use of the GPL.  He also points out something that I have felt
> for some time.  Libre software is libre for a reason.  If we don't grasp
> the importance of freedom, then we miss the point of free software.  If we
> miss the point of free software, then developing proprietary software
> remains the norm - the movement will have accomplished nothing.

'Couldn't agree more.

Fred

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