Ok, this is all very confusing for me. I am just starting out with Qt and am using the LGPL edition.
What are my limitations with that? It costs me nothing but do I have to distribute my source code along with the app and am I missing out on features and/or the ability to sell my app on iOS or Android? I simply can't start paying $350 per month when so much is the learning curve at the moment so is it possible to stay on this license until I actually want to sell my app and only miss out on paid support until then? Or is it that there's a whole bunch of features that I can't even use till I fork out that unsustainable amount each month? Thanks, -jct > On 7 Jul 2015, at 20:17, Ben Lau <xben...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Tuukka, > > Thanks for listening from us! > > > we are rather surprised that a product that almost no-one has bought is > > crucially important to so many. > > I have already purchased an indie license few month ago. I think I could try > to explain why we are very concerned with this issue. > > I think most of the guy replied in this thread not only an user. But also an > evangelist (or just wanna-be) of Qt. We would like to recommend / convince > people/company to use Qt. Even we know it is not yet a very good solution for > mobile yet. But we wish it will be the best solution, so we are willing to be > a pioneer. > > But if the lowest cost to get Qt run on mobile is USD $350/month, it is > really difficult to convince others to get started on a not-yet popular > solution. > > We complain becoz we like Qt. And wish it success. > >> On 7 July 2015 at 02:23, Turunen Tuukka <tuukka.turu...@theqtcompany.com> >> wrote: >> >> Hi Mark, >> >> The reason why Indie Mobile product is to be discontinued is simple: there >> has been so few licenses sold that it does not even cover for the cost of >> online sales, let alone any cost of packaging, testing, distributing etc. We >> do care about indie developers and the community, but based on the sold >> Indie Mobile subscriptions it is very clear that there was no demand to this >> product. >> >> As also stated in the blog post of today, we are rather surprised that a >> product that almost no-one has bought is crucially important to so many. For >> this reason, we decided to have extension until end of August rather that >> promise that the product is available indefinitely. It will be interesting >> to see how many decide to purchase it now that it is again available. >> >> We are continuously thinking of ways to improve our offering and naturally >> hope to find products that provide new business. We are also very happy that >> we have an active community and customer base. And we are extremely proud >> that Qt is a great product, used by a huge number of developers worldwide. >> >> Yours, >> >> Tuukka >> >> >> >> ________________________________________ >> Lähettäjä: m...@rpzdesign.com <m...@rpzdesign.com> >> Lähetetty: 6. heinäkuuta 2015 16:39 >> Vastaanottaja: interest@qt-project.org >> Kopio: Knoll Lars; Turunen Tuukka >> Aihe: Re: [Interest] Indie Mobil Program terminated? >> >> Dear Lars & Turunen: >> >> Qt has been reading their email, but still appear tone deaf: >> >> > http://blog.qt.io/blog/2015/07/06/indie-mobile-available-until-aug-31st/ >> >> There are statements in that blog which strain QT credibility. >> >> Transparency is only ONE of several significant problems. >> >> Your feedback loops are apparently broken. >> >> Community Crisis Response and Pricing Policy VIA BLOG is a >> communications disaster. >> >> You have manufactured haters which will not evangelize QT, further >> weakening QT now and in the future. >> >> Failing to have Qt staff directly and completely address many valid >> questions/issues raised in the interest list and blog replies has >> consequences, whether obvious or not. >> >> Stop saying Open Source successfully replaces Indie, until you can >> provide an articulate and concise page why instead of sending >> all potential Indies to their lawyers to figure it out. They will not. >> >> The web site is a confusing MESS. You are LOSING sales because nobody >> can clearly see price VS benefits. >> >> Like Nunos Santos says: QT Rocks. >> >> Just not enough people have the time (and now the money) to bet on QT to >> figure it out. >> >> They need to see other users succeeding, not users bitching. >> >> This has been a terrible week for QT. >> >> Mark >> _______________________________________________ >> Interest mailing list >> Interest@qt-project.org >> http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/interest > > _______________________________________________ > Interest mailing list > Interest@qt-project.org > http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/interest
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