[Panel-devel] [PATCH] Beginnings of a panel implementation for discussion

[Thomas Fjellstrom]

On Sat August 18 2007, Jos Poortvliet wrote:
> On 8/18/07, Thomas Fjellstrom <tfjellstrom at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Fri August 17 2007, Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> > > On Friday 17 August 2007, Robert Knight wrote:
> > > > This is mainly here to discuss the API for the Panel class and so
> > > > that we can put something together for the applet developers to test
> > > > with.
> > >
> > > there are many issues with this code as it stands, but i'm fine with
> >
> > using
> >
> > > it as a start. issues, in no particular order, none of which imho block
> >
> > you
> >
> > > putting this into svn as a draft right now:
> > >
> > > - the dptr in Panel needs to be const'd
> > >
> > > - can you put it under the "LGPLv2 or later" please? thanks....
> >
> > Just a random thought, but that "or later" bit seems a little dangerous.
> > They
> > (FSF) could put anything they want into v3, and the code would
> > automatically
> > be licenced under it. Not like they'd do anything like that though ;)
>
> They can't, it has to stay 'in the spirit of LGPLv2'. Now that term of
> course could mean a lot, but NOT something like BSD or proprietary. So it's
> rather limited what they can do. Besides, KDE can just not start using the
> 'later' part if we're not happy with the terms...

Tis all I'm saying. Better safe than sorry. AFAIK, several projects have 
already done search and replace on their source and docs for the "or later" 
bit. Just so they didn't get caught with terms they didn't agree with.

IMO, its like saying to someone "I agree with you, now and forever!"

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