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Re:Dual licensing GPL for fame and profit by raverbashing on Sunday October 04, 2020 @06:27AM (#24677795)
The company is now called Qt Group https://www.qt.io/company
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Re:Dual licensing GPL for fame and profit by Fnoord on Sunday October 04, 2020 @06:41AM (#24677872)
I know Qt changed ownership (including being bought by Nokia). Qt Group for sure did not pioneer it as they didn't exist in the 90s. Not the same company as TrollTech.

Were they the first with dual licensing FOSS and proprietary though?

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Re:Dual licensing GPL for fame and profit by phonon on Sunday October 04, 2020 @07:09AM (#24678031)
> Not the same company as TrollTech.

Yes it is. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Qt_Company

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Re:Dual licensing GPL for fame and profit by Fnoord on Sunday October 04, 2020 @09:42AM (#24678983)
Seems like it, legally. I stand corrected.
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