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I can't add much to this really. The Qt Company obviously don't think app developers using slightly old versions of their software provide any value to their

by nly 5y ago

I can't add much to this really. The Qt Company obviously don't think app developers using slightly old versions of their software provide any value to their shareholders, even though you're helping to grow the broader Qt ecosystem (libraries available, product awareness, knowledge sharing, growing the job market, etc). As far as the Qt company are concerned if you're a FOSS app developer, and not on bleeding edge Qt 6 and actively contributing bug reports (i.e. acting as their outsourced QA), then you're just a worthless leech. The feeling is the Qt library is only FOSS at this point because their hands are tied contractually by the KDE foundation. This has lead the KDE foundation to create a surprisingly active fork of Qt 5.15: https://invent.kde.org/qt/qt/qtbase/-/commits/kde/5.15 https://invent.kde.org/qt/qt/qtbase/-/commits/kde/5.15 which is now the default Qt 5 base package on Arch Linux: https://github.com/archlinux/svntogit-packages/blob/packages/qt5-base/trunk/PKGBUILD#L31 https://github.com/archlinux/svntogit-packages/blob/packages...

asddubs 5y ago
Isn't it the case that the KDE foundation can basically just yank away Qt for any reason they see fit? Seems like the Qt company would be playing a dangerous game there
- Kliment 5y ago
  No. Only if the Qt Company violates the terms of the agreement.
  - asddubs 5y ago
    Right, seems like I misremembered this part: >The foundation will control the rights to the Qt Free Edition and ensure that current and future releases of Qt will be available for free software development at all times. All changes to the Qt Free Edition license will have to be approved by the KDE Free Qt Foundation which will consist of two members of Troll Tech AS as well as two members of the KDE project. One of the representatives of the KDE project will have a double vote to be used in case of a tie. so they have full control (majority of the votes) over approving license changes but I guess that doesn't mean they can enact them on their own https://kde.org/community/whatiskde/kdefreeqt_announcement/ https://kde.org/community/whatiskde/kdefreeqt_announcement/

by nly 5y ago

asddubs 5y ago

Isn't it the case that the KDE foundation can basically just yank away Qt for any reason they see fit? Seems like the Qt company would be playing a dangerous game there

Kliment 5y ago
No. Only if the Qt Company violates the terms of the agreement.
- asddubs 5y ago
  Right, seems like I misremembered this part: >The foundation will control the rights to the Qt Free Edition and ensure that current and future releases of Qt will be available for free software development at all times. All changes to the Qt Free Edition license will have to be approved by the KDE Free Qt Foundation which will consist of two members of Troll Tech AS as well as two members of the KDE project. One of the representatives of the KDE project will have a double vote to be used in case of a tie. so they have full control (majority of the votes) over approving license changes but I guess that doesn't mean they can enact them on their own https://kde.org/community/whatiskde/kdefreeqt_announcement/ https://kde.org/community/whatiskde/kdefreeqt_announcement/