Re: [Interest] Licensing
Uwe, You are completely mistaken! I'm more than happy to discuss this with you. My phone number is listed below. In the meantime please view https://www.qt.io/faq/ 2.13. If I have started development of a project using the open source version (LGPL), can I later purchase a commercial version of Qt and move my code under that license? "This is not permitted without written consent from The Qt Company. If you have already started the development with an open-source version of Qt, please contact The Qt Company to resolve the issue. If you are unsure of which license or version to use when you start development, we recommend you contact The Qt Company to advise you on the best choice based on your development needs." Best Regards, Melinda Seifert Regional Director of the Americas The Qt Company O: 617-377-7918 | M: 617-413-4479 Qt Customer Case Studies - https://resources.qt.io/customer-stories-all On 10/8/19, 3:54 AM, "Interest on behalf of Uwe Rathmann" wrote: On 10/8/19 1:21 AM, Melinda Seifert wrote: > You can use commercial if you previously used Open Source but it’s on > a case by case basis and you need to get approval from the Qt > company. Like you need to get approval from the Qt company when not having been Open Source before - it is the basic right of any seller not to sell. But your statement implies, that the Qt Company is blacklisting users because of contributing to Open Source projects. Am I already blacklisted because of offering code under an Open Source license ? How does this all fit to the Qt project, that is in parts based on contributions from Open Source developers. Am I invited to contribute to the code base, while not being allowed to buy my own contribution afterwards ? Uwe ___ Interest mailing list Interest@qt-project.org https://lists.qt-project.org/listinfo/interest ___ Interest mailing list Interest@qt-project.org https://lists.qt-project.org/listinfo/interest
Re: [Interest] Licensing
Nikos, Actually that is incorrect. You can use commercial if you previously used Open Source but it’s on a case by case basis and you need to get approval from the Qt company. Sent from my iPhone Regards, Melinda Seifert Director of the Americas melinda.seif...@qt.io (O) 617-377-7918 (C) 617-414-4479 www.qt.io > On Oct 7, 2019, at 6:42 PM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > > Note that there is (or was?) a restriction in the commercial license. You > are not allowed to use commercial Qt if you previously uses open source Qt in > the project. So you might not even be allowed to switch from open source to > commercial. > > Not sure if that (very) weird term has been removed now or not, but it was > there a while ago. > > >> On 07/10/2019 18:57, Colin Worth wrote: >> Thanks Giuseppe, Jerome, and Uwe. All of this makes sense to me. I will have >> to talk to our software and management people and decide what our best route >> is. Incidentally, we will also need FDA certification for this product. This >> is all a bit preliminary. The product is still in development. I’m in touch >> with the Qt office in Boston as well. >> Cheers, >> Colin >>>> On Oct 7, 2019, at 1:55 AM, Uwe Rathmann wrote: >>> >>>> On 10/6/19 12:03 PM, Giuseppe D'Angelo via Interest wrote: >>>> >>>> Hey, I linked it two emails ago :-) >>> >>> Ah yes, sorry. >>> >>> My response was initially more explicit about FUD, before I decided, that >>> it is not worth the effort. >>> >>> Uwe > ___ > Interest mailing list > Interest@qt-project.org > https://lists.qt-project.org/listinfo/interest ___ Interest mailing list Interest@qt-project.org https://lists.qt-project.org/listinfo/interest
