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Qt/PyQt license confusion

Paul Rubin http
Thu Feb 5 01:21:22 EST 2004 
Leif K-Brooks <eurleif at ecritters.biz> writes:
> > If you /use/ a piece of GPL'd software to create 'something else',
> > and the 'something else' gets distributed, you have used the GPL'd
> > software as a tool - and are /not required/ to license your
> > 'something else' with the GPL.
> 
> No, I'm pretty sure you would have to GPL your software then
> too. Isn't that the difference between the GPL and LGPL?

I think he's talking about a different situation than using GPL'd code
in your application.  I read it as "Editing your program with GNU
Emacs doesn't mean you then have to distribute the program under the GPL."
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