Free Software audit update

[Peter Gordon]

Ralf Corsepius wrote:
> If Fedora is heading down the same lane, there isn't much reason for
> Fedora to exist.

Don't say such things! Fedora's insistence on using only F/OSS while
being (mostly) user-friendly is one of its greatest strong points, IMHO.
It shows how beneficial such licensing can be, and is a perfect example
of a stable and secure, yet highly-updated distribution.

>> It is definitely not free software as defined by the OSI, and also because
>> it is really not fres software: there are restrictions about using it
>> on some platforms.
> As well as is Qt (QPL).

Qt 3 was dual-licensed for X11 (and OS X, too?) a long time ago (QPL and
GPL). It is under the GPL that Fedora distributes it in tandem with
other applications. (IIRC, Qt 4 is GPL'ed on Windows too.)

My two cents...
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