Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 19th Aug 2009 15:07 UTC, submitted by lemur2
"The PySide project provides LGPL-licensed Python bindings for the Qt cross-platform application and UI framework. PySide Qt bindings allow both free open source and proprietary software development and ultimately aim to support all of the platforms as Qt itself." Previously, the PyQt bindings were not licensed LGPL. If one wished to make a commercial application, then one previously had to purchase a commercial license for PyQt. Now it is possible to dynamically link to the LGPL-licensed PySide bindings instead. The PySide bindings are API compatible with PyQt.
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RE[2]: Not your random binding
by vivainio on Wed 19th Aug 2009 17:19
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Member since:2008-12-26
So was Jambi (by trolltech that is), but it managed to die a silent death anyway.
That's because Nokia is not horribly interested in Java, and Java community is not that much into Qt. Do not confuse stuff Nokia inherited with Trolltech acquisition and stuff they initiated themselves.
Its good news, but I don't take it for granted that it will be a success anyway. Lets hope for the best.
It's not like Qt bindings for Python are a novell concept. PyQt is a success already, so there is clearly a need - and this is basically a same thing with a less controversial license.
RE[3]: Not your random binding
by Lobotomik on Thu 20th Aug 2009 06:37
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Member since:2006-01-03
They are indeed VERY interested in Java -- Jave ME. All their devices run it, and it is one of the recommended platforms for S60 (the others are Web and C++, with Qt coming soon to blow Nokia C++ out of the way).
They have ported SWT to Java ME, so it is possible to use Java to write apps that integrate into S60 indistinguishably from native apps. It could well be say that, today, Java ME is the best language for S60 apps. When Qt comes, these apps should sail smoothly into the new world, via ESWT, unlike native Nokia C++ apps, which wont run after Symbian^3
Why not Jambi, then? I guess it's because there is no Jambi ME, and because there is ESWT, which does about the same job quite nicely.
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So was Jambi (by trolltech that is), but it managed to die a silent death anyway.
Its good news, but I don't take it for granted that it will be a success anyway. Lets hope for the best.