In reference to the discussion going on right now about licensing... Yes, the qt dll can be distributed. Thus, PyQt can be distrubuted allowing that you are not using the new commercial version of PyQt. The end user, of course, would not be allowed to use qt in a development fashion such as fixing bugs in your application. I think this means that if you develop an PyQt application that is meant to be run on windows, you can *not* license it under the GPL because the GPL requires that modification to the source is allowed, at least in my understanding. That kinda sucks in a big way... GPL apps for windows cannot be developed with Qt. And yes, Trolltech's license is in the way here, but Phil's license is not helping things out...
>From the GPL, "You may modify your copy or copies of the Program or any portion of it, thus forming a work based on the Program, and copy and distribute such modifications or work under the terms of Section 1 above, provided that you also meet all of these conditions: " Anyone want to make me really happy and point out where I'm wrong? btw, trolltech, I would certainly like to hear the official stance on developing GPL applications in Qt in Windows. It appears that even though I've paid a chunk of money so I can develop commercial Windows/Linux applications with Qt, I cannot license anything under the GPL if I use Python/PyQt in any fashion (because it's crossplatform itself and would be expected to run on Windows) and cannot develop *any* Qt application for Windows that would be licensed under the GPL. Does this mean that PyQt previous to the new license Phil implemented was violating the Qt license agreement. Of course, this is a little silly, but all the implications are in place... Has trolltech considered developing wrappers for languages other than C++ so we don't have to play these games. I suggest you take a look at Smoke, a recent addition to KDE. Maybe something similar could be developed by Trolltech in house. Greg ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Re: [Issue N6078] allowed distribution methods Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 09:04:36 +0200 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Greg Fortune (Fortune Solutions) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Greg, <snip> You are allowed to freely distribute the Qt dll with your application so that your users can use your application. As for getting PyQt to work, I can't help since we don't supply PyQt. I hope this helps and have a nice day! Andy ------------------------------------------------ Technical Support Technician Fax: +47 21604801 Trolltech AS, Waldemar Thranes gt. 98, N-0175 Oslo, Norway ------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ PyKDE mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mats.gmd.de/mailman/listinfo/pykde
