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Re:Looking for Work After 25 Years of Octave by toyg on Thursday February 09, 2017 @07:04AM (#13606315)
The PyQt experience is that dual-licensing restricts adoption.

On the other hand, it ensures the developer makes enough to keep working on it quite steadily.

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Re:Looking for Work After 25 Years of Octave by gjjrfcbugxbhf on Sunday February 12, 2017 @01:18AM (#13627074)
The main fault I've heard with the PyQT licence is that the project has to pay a for a commercial licence from day 0 - companies would like to be able to prototype with the gpl version and start paying when they are close to release.
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Re:Looking for Work After 25 Years of Octave by icebraining on Sunday February 12, 2017 @07:27PM (#13632119)
From their FAQ:

Can I develop my proprietary application using the GPL version of PyQt?

Yes, so long as you have purchased the commercial version of PyQt before you distribute your proprietary application for the first time. (Note that this is different to the terms of the Qt commercial license.)

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