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I'm sure the KDE project would absorb as many people from Qt as possible. But who is going to pay them? Which distros a) still use KDE exclusively and b) have
by mbreese 16y ago
I'm sure the KDE project would absorb as many people from Qt as possible. But who is going to pay them? Which distros a) still use KDE exclusively and b) have the resources to pay for a number of Qt refugees?
- joe_the_user 16y ago1. Trolltech was profitable when Nokia bought it. 2. Nokia could sell Trolltech/Qt. They justify their actions on the basis of needing some money. Selling Troll/Qt could bring in some money (let's exclude the small detail that MS wants QT dead, not sold...) 3. If KDE demanded the Qt source out of escrow, it would be one more black eye on the already nasty look Nokia, so Nokia might just let the Trolls go...