LinuxPlanet: Trolltech to Release Qt Under GPL Sep 4, 2000, 12 :55 UTC (33 Talkback[s]) (12051 reads) (Other stories by Kevin Reichard)
"In a move that should eliminate a major criticism of KDE as a development platform, Trolltech announced today that it is licensing the
upcoming free version of Qt/Unix 2.2 under the GPL (GNU General Public License). Developers will have the option of using the
open-source version of Qt 2.2 under either the QPL (Q Public License) or GPL license, depending on their licensing requirements."
"With the release of the free edition of Qt 2.2, developers of free software can use Trolltech's GUI application framework for free. Any
software produced with Qt under the GPL license, and any derivatives of this software, must also be released under the GPL. Any user
who wishes to create proprietary or closed-source software must first purchase a development license from Trolltech...."
"'On a practical basis, we hope it will make it easier to choose Qt for development
projects, while eliminating the political side,' Eng said. 'Apart from that, it won't change much. We don't feel that the GPL gives you any
more or fewer rights than the QPL. Now people can choose Qt for open source development without any licensing concerns.'"
