Yes, this is great news and should greatly accelerate the use of Qt, both on desktop and embedded platforms now that the cost of Qt for most people will be zero even for developing commercial applications.

At ICS, as Qt Software's largest consulting partner we are very excited about the new opportunities this will bring.

We have a whitepaper on our web site at http://www.ics.com/ that talks about the implications of Qt being available under the LGPL.

Risto H. Kurppa wrote:
"Espoo, Finland -- Nokia today announced that its Qt cross-platform
User Interface (UI) and application framework for desktop and embedded
platforms will be available under the Lesser General Public License
(LGPL) version 2.1 license from the release of Qt 4.5, scheduled for
March 2009. Previously, Qt has been made available to the open source
community under the General Public License (GPL) license. In addition,
Qt will now be available from the new domain, www.qtsoftware.com. "

http://www.qtsoftware.com/about/news/lgpl-license-option-added-to-qt

--
Jeff Tranter, Qt Consulting Manager, Integrated Computer Solutions.
ICS - The North American Qt Experts
http://ics.com/services/

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