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> Qt is lovely but the company that controls it is in a bad place financially and it's not clear what will become of Qt if they go under. this part has always
by sdwisely 6y ago
> Qt is lovely but the company that controls it is in a bad place financially and it's not clear what will become of Qt if they go under.
this part has always been clear:
"Should The Qt Company discontinue the development of the Qt Free Edition under the required licenses, then the Foundation has the right to release Qt under a BSD-style license or under other open source licenses. The agreements stay valid in case of a buy-out, a merger or bankruptcy."
https://kde.org/community/whatiskde/kdefreeqtfoundation.php https://kde.org/community/whatiskde/kdefreeqtfoundation.php
- Kliment 6y agoYep, but a hostile entity that owns Qt can do a lot of damage to Qt by publishing on the last permitted day, and denying community contributions and destroying community governance. I can definitely imagine a hostile corporation like Oracle doing so (and they have form).