Hi list,
As you might have read from the mailing list a while ago, Nokia's
funding for the PySide core dev team will end by the end of this year.
While the current project setup has worked well so far, the project is
in a need of a new home and more clearly defined project structure.
After reviewing some alternatives, I'm proposing that PySide is made a
Qt Add-on project. Qt Add-ons are Qt-related projects hosted within the
Qt facilities and sharing the Qt project structure.
Making PySide a Qt Add-on provides the project alignment with Qt
Frameworks and improved visibility, as well as a simple, carefully
thought out meritocratic project structure. Furthermore, in addition to
the wiki that is already hosted by Qt, PySide could have the project
mailing lists and the bug tracker hosted by Qt. More information on the
Qt Project can be found on the project web site [1].
[1]http://www.qt-project.org/
When setting up the PySide project, we didn't anticipate moving back
under the Qt umbrella. Hence, the PySide project has not traditionally
required any contributor agreement. However, all Qt software, including
the add-ons, are licensed under the same terms, and therefore, if PySide
is to become a Qt Add-on, the contributors need to execute the Qt
Contribution Agreement.
The contribution agreement is available as a "click to accept" agreement
, described in [2] but we need to request permission from the existing
PySide code contributors to move the contributions to the Qt Project.
We're compiling a list of contributors and I will be e-mailing each
individually with the details.
The agreement primarily facilitates Nokia's compliance with its
commitments under the agreement with the KDE Free Qt Foundation, and
enables commercial Qt users to participate in the Qt Project. Most of
the Qt code is currently licensed under the LGPL v2.1, so there would
not be drastic changes for the PySide open source licensing.
[2]http://qt-project.org/legal.html
I'd be very interested in hearing your opinions and comments regarding
this move!
Best regards,
Matti Airas
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