>>No, Qt performs the best, IMHO. NO, it does NOT. The only thing Qt has going for it is ability to come very close (not quite exactly, but close) to true x-platform compatibility. Don't get caught up in some performance thing (did you actually mean cross-platform performance?) because YOU WILL LOSE. That's not where you're going to hang your hat. And your not sounding all that humble, IMO.
On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 1:15 PM, Jason H <jh...@gmx.com> wrote: > There's some chatter. I don't put much in it. > All the key features are there. The feature parity can be rough around the > edges. > No, Qt performs the best, IMHO. Look and feel is subjective. If you use Qt > you problably want to support multiple platforms. And these platforms > differ on look & feel (Glaringly, lack of a back button on iOS) There are > efforts to use naitive look and feel, but in designing your UI, they will > only get so far. I personally like ot be on the side of one app one look > for all platforms. > > Native access is supported on iOS and Android. Their usual caveats apply. > > Yes, sometimes not at the rate you want. But it's "getting there". It's > definately usable. I've published apps in iOS and Android app stores. > > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 07, 2015 at 3:53 PM > *From:* "John C. Turnbull" <ozem...@ozemail.com.au> > *To:* "Jason H" <jh...@gmx.com> > *Cc:* "Ben Lau" <xben...@gmail.com>, "interest@qt-project.org" < > interest@qt-project.org> > > *Subject:* Re: [Interest] Indie Mobil Program terminated? > Thanks. > > And what's with all this talk that at the moment Qt is not the best > library for mobile development? Are there key iOS or Android features not > available in Qt? Are there performance issues or look and feel issues? Are > there problems with access to native APIs or devices? > > Are these all being addressed? > > > On 8 Jul 2015, at 05:36, Jason H <jh...@gmx.com> wrote: > > > > 1. Consult your laywer. > 2. But there is some question if LGPL apps are allowed in the App stores. > 3. I'd get the Indie Mobile for $25/25 (I forget) before August 31 and get > grandfathered in. This is not advice, but it's what I would do. > > > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 07, 2015 at 3:11 PM > *From:* "John C. Turnbull" <ozem...@ozemail.com.au> > *To:* "Ben Lau" <xben...@gmail.com> > *Cc:* "interest@qt-project.org" <interest@qt-project.org> > *Subject:* Re: [Interest] Indie Mobil Program terminated? > 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 > > > > 1. Consult your laywer. > 2. But there is some question if LGPL apps are allowed in the App stores. > 3. I'd get the Indie Mobile for $25/25 (I forget) before August 31 and get > grandfathered in. This is not advice, but it's what I would do. > > > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 07, 2015 at 3:11 PM > *From:* "John C. Turnbull" <ozem...@ozemail.com.au> > *To:* "Ben Lau" <xben...@gmail.com> > *Cc:* "interest@qt-project.org" <interest@qt-project.org> > *Subject:* Re: [Interest] Indie Mobil Program terminated? > 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 > > _______________________________________________ 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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