Even better... Have ONE Qt product which includes all the bells and whistles and all the ports but TWO licenses; an in-house license for those who do not sell their products and a commercial license for those who do.
The in-house license could be sold for about $50 per month and includes support and upgrades. The commercial license is either free or something nominal like $10 per month plus 5% of sales. That way *everyone* can afford to use Qt, *everyone* has access to all the features and platform, *nobody* has to worry about lawyers and The Qt Company can make a fortune even if just a few of the resulting apps make it in the big time with massive sales. It's a win-win-win-win situation! -jct > On 10 Jul 2015, at 18:13, John C. Turnbull <ozem...@ozemail.com.au> wrote: > > Here's something out of left field... > > How about you give everyone access to the full commercial version and license > of Qt with all the features and the ability to sell through app stores at no > cost and then make your money purely based on a proportion of sales revenue? > > Something to think about... > >> On 8 Jul 2015, at 07:47, Nuno Santos <nunosan...@imaginando.net> wrote: >> >> Agree… >> >> Nuno Santos >> Founder / CEO / CTO >> www.imaginando.pt >> +351 91 621 69 62 >> >>> On 07 Jul 2015, at 21:14, m...@rpzdesign.com wrote: >>> >>> What a perfect example given below by Jason H. >>> >>> Go ahead and search for a QT competitor product that emphasizes that you >>> talk to your lawyer. >>> >>> http://www.qt.io/faq/ >>> >>> Again, its really bad optics when the word "lawyer" keeps popping up >>> and whacking potential customers in the face. >>> >>> That is causing LOSS of SALES. >>> >>> Poor John Turnbull below is now spending his money on his >>> lawyer or a competitor instead of sending those dollars to QT. >>> >>> The horse and water analogy applies here. >>> >>> md >>> >>> >>>> On 7/7/2015 1:36 PM, Jason H 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 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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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