samba license change

[Les Mikesell]

Alan Cox wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 10, 2007 at 11:30:48AM +0000, Kevin Kofler wrote:
>> only. So KDE can't do anything without Trolltech, and Trolltech is still in 
>> the "evaluating their options" phase.
> 
> Well I'm sure the added urgency will help them prioritise
> 
>> Also be aware that if the problem gets solved, it will be solved only for KDE 
>> 4, KDE 3 relies on Qt 3 which is not supported by Trolltech anymore, so the 
>> chances for that to change its license are essentially nil.
> 
> Thats a curious claim. If anything its easier to grant an extra licence 
> consent on a product you no longer support and market under other parallel
> proprietary licences than one you do.

Doesn't everyone who has ever contributed code have to agree to a change 
unless it had the "gplv2 or newer" clause to begin with - unless they 
also turned over ownership of the copyright to someone else?

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   Les Mikesell
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