Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 7th May 2008 08:54 UTC, submitted by elsewhere
Yesterday, Trolltech released the final version of Qt 4.4, their graphical toolkit which forms the base for, among a lot of other things, the KDE project. It still features the dual-license model (of course), so proprietary developers can license Qt, while open source developers can get a GPLd version (both GPL 2 as well as 3). Read on for a quick overview of the new features, as well as some findings by Ars Technica.
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Member since:2005-07-24
If you were to pay $0 for a toolkit which would stop being developed or advancing at a reasonable rate after your project is far along, it would probably cost you more money than paying a company like Trolltech.
Of course, if you paid Trolltech^WNokia and then Nokia had a change of heart, you'd be doubly SOL. But large companies rarely exhibit changes of business strategy. Especially the ones that have been committed to this course for a very long time, like Nokia. So you are probably OK.
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2005-07-09
It's more complicated than that. At face value, it seems like a disadvantage that Qt costs money for commercial development. However, this price gives you commercial support and some promises of future viability. This is an investment in your tool and your tool makes your work easier and more efficient - so this will give some returns. If you were to pay $0 for a toolkit which would stop being developed or advancing at a reasonable rate after your project is far along, dealing with the situation would probably be even more expensive.
Edited 2008-05-08 22:37 UTC