Re: Nokia 770 Opie port?
Matthew Garrett <[email protected]>
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On Mon, Nov 07, 2005 at 04:41:06PM +1000, Lorn Potter wrote: > Trolltech does not use QPL code developed by the community in our products. > > Nokia, on the other hand, is using community developed code for it's own > profit (which is what LGPL is all about, and thats back to my original > point). How does it feel working for free? I think you're missing my point. On Linux, QT is still distributed under the QPL. If my software uses a free but non-GPL compatible license, I can either use the QPL or pay money to Trolltech (I'm a student, and I'm poor, so it's rather more likely that I'll choose the QPL). If I then make any changes to QT, the license *explicitly permits* Trolltech to take my code (without paying me) and use it for its own profit (by putting it in a commercial version). This is exactly the same as the LGPL. If Trolltech would never do this, why is that clause in the QPL? Why do Trolltech continue to ship code under the QPL? -- Matthew Garrett | [email protected] _______________________________________________ http://opie.handhelds.org/cgi-bin/moin.cgi/DeveloperWikiIndex Opie-devel mailing list [email protected] https://handhelds.org/mailman/listinfo/opie-devel