Re:The KDE Free Qt Foundation: 25 Years of Celebration
by TjZkxkxeky on Thursday June 29, 2023 @10:49PM
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Qt's site does seem to be trying to scare you into believing that you can't possibly comply with the LGPL and you really really should buy the commercial license, for your own sake.
LGPL isn't really that onerous though..
However, new modules in Qt 6 and any rewrites of modules Qt 5-> 6are now GPL, which is rather copy-left and will spread to the rest of your code.
Re:The KDE Free Qt Foundation: 25 Years of Celebration
by gettodachoppa on Friday June 30, 2023 @07:39AM
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>However, new modules in Qt 6 and any rewrites of modules Qt 5-> 6are now GPL
That's very surprising, it would make upgrading from Qt 5 to Qt 6 a no-no for the small companies who use Qt LGPL. I'm sure they want to keep developer mindshare. Which LGPL Qt 5 modules became GPL in Qt 6?
I agree though that some licensing changes would really help them grow. I think they've hurt long term adoption in exchange for short term revenue. I don't blame them, baby needs new shoes after all, but as a huge fan of Qt I would love to see them become a standard. The product is good enough that they deserve it, but the license can be a bit scary for people who aren't already familiar with it.