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If you are using the commercial version of Qt, then probably yes. The license is rather expensive, and intended for companies who use it to make commercial soft
by GuB-42 4y ago
If you are using the commercial version of Qt, then probably yes. The license is rather expensive, and intended for companies who use it to make commercial software. And when you are doing that, hiring a lawyer to make sure all your licensing is right is a good idea, and not just for Qt.
If you are using the open source version of Qt, you just have to understand the GPL and LGPL licenses, which is a must anyways if you are working in the software industry. But if your livehood depends on your understanding of software licenses, hiring a lawyer may be a good idea anyway.
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- usr1106 4y agoNot every commercial software is multi-million (or billion) business. There are perfectly fine niche markets where less than 5 developers produce a viable product. Qt company does not seem to care about them and probably the only safe choice is not to touch Qt. Which is a pity because they used to have good software. (Haven't used it for many years because my employers can't afford the lawyers.)
- jhasse 4y agoWhy not use LGPL Qt then?
- usr1106 4y agoIf that were such a simple decision the blogger in the submission could not live from his licensing consultancy. And nobody would buy commercial Qt licences so Qt wouldn't be a profitable business.
- usr1106 4y agoReplying to myself: Another commenter mentioned that there is a small business license. That sounds OKish, but the limits are really small. $250,000 turnover. Your business cannot be very successful if it stays under that. Even with 20% profitability the owner would only make $50,000. So this seems a typical drug dealer pricing: You start cheap but as soon as you are a little bit successful you will have a massive increase in license fees.