[CMake] QtDialog isn't installed?

Bill Hoffman bill.hoffman at kitware.com
Tue Nov 20 18:47:59 EST 2007


Brandon Van Every wrote:
> On Nov 20, 2007 2:59 PM, Brandon Van Every <bvanevery at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Nov 20, 2007 2:41 PM, Brandon Van Every <bvanevery at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I think in the real world, Kitware can distribute QtDialog under
>>> CMake's license, and Linux distro gatekeepers won't object.
>> I would suggest making clear reference to the exception in the
>> QtDialog source code.  So that (1) some Linux distro ninny doesn't
>> come along later and erroneously "discover that CMake source is in
>> non-compliance," and (2) third parties are aware of the additional
>> obligations they'll have to fulfill if they want to reuse the QtDialog
>> code.
> 
> On second thought, before providing such a notice, it's best to get
> CMake into that list of license exceptions.
> http://trolltech.com/products/qt/gplexception  Otherwise, CMake would
> be calling attention to a license condition that, pedantically
>
What we plan to do is use a pure BSD license, and remove the extra line 
that is currently in the CMake license.  That way there is no trouble. 
With the qt exception, you can link all you want, you just can not develop.

-Bill


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