Thread: Ari Jaaski says OSS must play nice with DRM and locked parts
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2008-06-14 , 19:49
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Originally Posted by linux_author View Post
it's in the link i posted regarding licensing... basically ensures QT under BSD-style licensing if Trolltech is acquired and/or development is discontinued (a common move in the proprietary software industry).

this whole 'flap' might not have come about if Jaaski had been either more clear or perhaps not mis-quoted out of context?
Yes, that clause is well known. What I'm asking for are plausible examples of what Nokia could do to screw things up with Qt.

I think the flap wouldn't be the same if the community at large would be aware about what Nokia is doing and contributing in the free software community.

Of course is not their fault. It shows that we at Nokia have to improve on our communication to this community at large. I might feel uncomfortable about words, but I'm totally comfortable with the actions Nokia is doing in open source.
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