> -----Original Message----- > From: Interest [mailto:interest-bounces+tuukka.turunen=qt.io@qt- > project.org] On Behalf Of Roland Hughes > Sent: perjantaina 23. syyskuuta 2016 13.50 > To: interest@qt-project.org > Subject: Re: [Interest] What you don't like about Qt > > Tried replying to this earlier, but didn't see the content come up so will > toss in > my 0.0003 cents on this thread. > > >>- C++ is difficult, Qt lacks quality bindings for mainstream languages > - moc (on build systems that don't automate this step) > - FUD around licensing > > Well, Digia has itself to thank for FUD. I contacted Digia right after they > took > over Qt for a project I was working on. Yes, yes, we definitely needed a > license. It was $5000 per developer and there were no royalties. Oh, no, you > as a consultant cannot buy a commercial license and develop a product for a > client, whoever's name is on the product must own the license. Less than > two months later "owner" of the product contacted Digia directly. Yes, yes > they definitely needed a license. It was many thousands of dollars more than > what I was quoted AND they had to pay royalties. The bickering went back > and forth for a while. Keep in mind this project was a front end for a > service. > Anyone could download the software but you had to subscribe to the > service. > Finally the person actually funding the project who was rumored to be Bill > Gates' next door neighbor, contacted some lawyers who contacted Digia. No, > No you don't need a license, go with God my child. > > Not an isolated case. Client after client tells the same story. The licensing > team at Digia must be paid on commission because _every_ use requires a > license when you first contact them. >
Many of the common questions about licensing are explained in the FAQ: https://www.qt.io/faq If the use case is a lot different than common ones, it is possible that different persons can provide varying opinions. At the end we do find the right model for every case - and most of the cases are fine with the common licensing terms: https://www.qt.io/terms-conditions There is also an online store for application development licenses: https://www.qt.io/buy-product Yours, Tuukka _______________________________________________ Interest mailing list Interest@qt-project.org http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/interest
