10.07.2015, 11:35, "John C. Turnbull" <ozem...@ozemail.com.au>: > 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.
Such license would be equivalent to support subscription, because you can freely use and modify any (L)GPL code in-house without any obligations (until you start to redistribute our derivative works) > > 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 > , > > _______________________________________________ > Interest mailing list > Interest@qt-project.org > http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/interest -- Regards, Konstantin _______________________________________________ Interest mailing list Interest@qt-project.org http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/interest
