Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 18th Jan 2008 22:33 UTC, submitted by Michael Larabel
Breaking from the KDE 4.0 release event right now is word that Trolltech will be releasing Qt under the GPLv3 license. An official announcement will be made by Trolltech regarding this GPLv2 to GPLv3 license update on Monday, January 21, 2008. Additionally, KDE 4.1 is now planned for a July 2008 release.
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Member since:2005-10-19
> Not a fan of the GPL, but awesome none the less.
BTW, since this is often overlooked: The fact that Qt is GPL actually does not mean that your app must be, too. Trolltech grants a rather broad exception to the GPL that allows you to use various other free software licenses, including BSD, X11, Mozilla, Eclipse, and many more:
http://doc.trolltech.com/4.3/license-gpl-exceptions.html
Member since:2006-01-12
And according to the changelog for 4.3.3 the CDDL (think OpenSolaris) has been added to the list of GPL Exception
http://trolltech.com/developer/notes/changes/changes-4.3.3/?searcht...
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2006-05-12
Not a fan of the GPL, but awesome none the less. Props to Trolltech and the KDE team! Look forward to KDE 4.1.
Edited 2008-01-18 22:56 UTC