it’s a labor of love, i make about $2000 per month on it, so about $24k per year, and that just about covers my expenses and let’s me eat out sometimes. I occasionally have 2 others help me (3 developers). if i had to pay, it would cost $16k per year? that makes the business pointless. i’m ALLOWED to use the free version, right? or did i misunderstand how LGPL works?
> On Aug 14, 2019, at 10:11 AM, Vadim Peretokin <vpereto...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Sorry but I'll ask the obvious question: you bet your entire business without > paying for a license? > > Have I misunderstood you? > > On Wed, 14 Aug. 2019, 7:01 pm David M. Cotter, <d...@kjams.com > <mailto:d...@kjams.com>> wrote: > +1 on this > > i am in the process of porting my legacy project to Qt and am afraid that > i’ve made the wrong choice. i’m just one guy and i bet my whole business on > the availability of what i need from Qt under LGPL > > i’m already using a third party HTTP server so i’m not affected by this but > it’s a worrying sign. I too agree that the HTTP server really should be LGPL. > > What’s going to happen? It’s taken me over a year’s worth of work to get this > far with Qt and i’m only half done. did i make the wrong choice? > > -dave > > > On Aug 14, 2019, at 9:18 AM, Benjamin TERRIER <b.terr...@gmail.com > > <mailto:b.terr...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > Since we are talking about the future of Qt these days, I would like > > to know The Qt Company free software policy with Qt. > > > > Today, most of Qt modules are released under 3 free software licenses: > > LGPLv3, > > GPLv2 and GPLv3. Some modules are released only under GPLv3. > > If my memory is good, these GPLv3-only modules are the ones which used to > > be commercial-only modules (like Qt Charts). > > > > However, it seems to me that most, if not all (except Qt 3D), new Qt modules > > are now being released only under GPLv3: > > - Network Auth > > - WebGL > > - WASM > > - Http Server > > - Lottie > > - Quick 3D > > - MQTT > > > > I understand that The Qt Company is only obligated to release new modules > > under GPLv3 (because of the KDE agreement). > > I understand also that The Qt Company business model is selling Qt licenses > > and has no direct financial interests in releasing Qt under any other > > license. > > > > So I can understand that some modules, in particular those valuable for > > wealthy industrial companies, > > are only released under GPLv3. > > However, for some modules like HttpServer, it seems to be an odd choice. > > There are plenty > > alternatives available under LGPL or more permissive licenses, so I do not > > see what > > would be the loss of releasing it under LGPLv3. > > > > Also the fact that those modules are GPLv3 only is a problem when > > developing with other > > components that are GPLv2 only (and not GPLv2+). > > > > So I would like that someone could officially confirm if all new modules > > will be > > released under GPLv3 only. Or if it is something that is decided on a per > > module > > basis. > > > > I believe that Qt users and contributors deserve to know what it The Qt > > Company > > view on this. > > Using an LGPLv3 framework is not the same thing as using a GPLv3 framework > > where some historical parts are available under LGPLv3 and all new features > > will be GPLv3 only. > > > > BR, > > > > Benjamin > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Interest mailing list > > Interest@qt-project.org <mailto:Interest@qt-project.org> > > https://lists.qt-project.org/listinfo/interest > > <https://lists.qt-project.org/listinfo/interest> > > _______________________________________________ > Interest mailing list > Interest@qt-project.org <mailto:Interest@qt-project.org> > https://lists.qt-project.org/listinfo/interest > <https://lists.qt-project.org/listinfo/interest>
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