On miércoles, 8 de abril de 2020 23:20:34 (CEST) Jens wrote: > On onsdag 8 april 2020 kl. 20:11:47 CEST Paul Brown wrote: > > On miércoles, 8 de abril de 2020 20:03:37 (CEST) Nate Graham wrote: > > > On 4/8/20 9:32 AM, Christoph Cullmann wrote: > > > > On 2020-04-08 15:39, Boudewijn Rempt wrote: > > > >> On woensdag 8 april 2020 13:13:41 CEST Jens wrote: > > > >>> The issue is for KDE is that we can't prepare ourselves. We can't > > > >>> fork Qt, > > > >>> because we lack the manpower to safely do so currently. > > > >> > > > >> But if we work together with other participants in the Qt community, > > > >> then it might be feasible. In fact, I think it's necessary to start > > > >> bringing together a group of stakeholders and start preparing for a > > > >> fork. > > > > > > > > Actually, at least as the last possible option, if any further > > > > cooperation breaks down, I agree with this. > > > > > > I strongly agree. I think the sooner we demonstrate that we are capable > > > of credibly maintaining a fork with other stakeholders in the FOSS Qt > > > ecosystem, the stronger of a bargaining chip it will be in our > > > negotiations with TQtC, so we don't have to. And in case the > > > negotiations break down and we are forced to move forward with the fork, > > > our prior preparation will ensure continuity so we won't have to > > > scramble at the last minute. > > > > > > It's heartening that KDAB has already indicated willingness to support > > > such a thing should it become necessary. Are there other Qt-using > > > companies who we could reach out to? > > > > * Autodesk: > > https://www.autodesk.com/company/legal-notices-trademarks/open-source-dist > > r > > ibution > > > > * MBition (Daimler/Mercedes company -- Eike may be able to give mor > > information that). > > VLC? I mean its not a large company exactly but its Qt, it's ballsy and > would probably be pro a fork. >
To further this list, a friend in the VFX industry pointed out that all these non-KDE projects use the Free version of Qt (thanks Mike): * Appleseed: https://appleseedhq.net/ --- https://github.com/appleseedhq/ appleseed * Gaffer (by Image Engine): https://gafferhq.org/ --- https://github.com/ gafferHQ/gaffer * Olive Editor: https://olivevideoeditor.org/ --- https://github.com/olive-editor/olive * OpenCue (Python): https://www.opencue.io/ -- https://github.com/ AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenCue * Autodesk Maya-USD: https://github.com/autodesk/maya-usd ... and from Pixar: * Pixar USD (Python): https://graphics.pixar.com/usd/docs/index.html --- https://github.com/PixarAnimationStudios/usd * Pixar OpenTimelineIO (Python): http://opentimeline.io/ --- https:// github.com/PixarAnimationStudios/opentimelineio Some are community-originated and others are company-originated projects, but, either way, my guess is that they would all prefer things remained the way they were. Cheers Paul -- Promotion & Communication www: http://kde.org Mastodon: https://mastodon.technology/@kde Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kde/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kdecommunity LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kde
