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Now that Oracle has usurped the Sun patents, Microsoft is keen on getting the Nokia ones. Plus, they can control Qt better, which is used in a few desktop syste

by Luyt 16y ago

Now that Oracle has usurped the Sun patents, Microsoft is keen on getting the Nokia ones. Plus, they can control Qt better, which is used in a few desktop systems that compete with Microsoft's products.

gmartres 16y ago
At least, Nokia released Qt under the LGPL. Plus there's the KDE Free Qt Foundation which guarantees that "This agreement ensures that the Qt will continue to be available under both the LGPL 2.1 and the GPL 3. Should Nokia discontinue the development of the Qt Free Edition under these licenses, then the Foundation has the right to release Qt under a BSD-style license or under other open source licenses. The agreement stays valid in case of a buy-out, a merger or bankruptcy." (see http://www.kde.org/community/whatiskde/kdefreeqtfoundation.php http://www.kde.org/community/whatiskde/kdefreeqtfoundation.p... )
- Luyt 16y ago
  Yup, that's a bit of a solace. But nevertheless, without Nokia putting their shoulders under it, development of Qt as a whole might be impaired somewhat. (Not that it hurts me personally; I still use KDE3 ;-)