I would be interested in learning about this as well.

 

The effects of the different licensing models fascinates me, and having a  
knowledge about what the numbers looked like over time, based on the different 
licensing models would speak volumes.

 

-Mike Short 

 

From: interest-bounces+mike.short=fawkesengineering....@qt-project.org 
[mailto:interest-bounces+mike.short=fawkesengineering....@qt-project.org] On 
Behalf Of Jason H
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 10:09 AM
To: chuck.pier...@nokia.com; charleyb...@gmail.com; bm_witn...@yahoo.com
Cc: interest@qt-project.org
Subject: Re: [Interest] Digia to acquire Qt from Nokia

 

I'd be curious. 

It seems to me that that strategy would see use go up, then some time later 
commercial licensing would pick up, as the barrier to entry came down, and user 
bases were established which required support, which in turn enabled commercial 
licenses. 



 

 

  _____  

From: "chuck.pier...@nokia.com" <chuck.pier...@nokia.com>
To: charleyb...@gmail.com; bm_witn...@yahoo.com 
Cc: interest@qt-project.org 
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Interest] Digia to acquire Qt from Nokia

 

Hi,

 

Is there an interest on this list in learning about the business implications 
of going LGPL using the Trolltech example?

 

Trolltech’s acquisition by Nokia allowed it to add the LGPL license option and 
then continue conducting business for the next 3 years. If you look at the 
aggregate business over that time it seems a useful question to ask what 
happened - Did the initial dramatic license revenue drop turn into growth later 
because of broader use?

 

Is this a topic people would be interested in and find useful?

 

Chuck Piercey


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