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From: Olaf Schmidt-Wischhöfer <ojschmidt () kde ! org>
Date: 2016-01-13 21:16:03
Message-ID: E1aJSlv-00069Q-6k () scm ! kde ! org
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SVN commit 1450073 by ojschmidt:
Updated agreement
M Software_License_Agreement_2015.pdf
AM Software_License_Agreement_2015_Text.pdf
M +81 -48 kdefreeqtfoundation.php
--- trunk/www/sites/www/community/whatiskde/kdefreeqtfoundation.php #1450072:1450073
@@ -4,26 +4,81 @@
include "header.inc";
?>
-<p>The KDE Free Qt Foundation is an organization with the purpose
-of <b>securing the availability of the <a href="http://www.qt.io/">Qt
-toolkit</a></b></p>
+<p>The KDE Free Qt Foundation is an organization with the purpose of
+<b>securing the availability of the <a href="http://www.qt.io/">Qt \
toolkit</a></b></p> <ul>
<li>for the development of Free Software and</li>
<li>in particular for the development of <a href="http://www.kde.org">KDE \
software</a>.</li> </ul>
-<p>The Foundation has a <a href="#update_2015">license agreements</a>
+<p>The Foundation has <a href="#update_2015">license agreements</a>
with <a href="http:/www.qt.io/">The Qt Company</a>,
<a href="http:/www.digia.com/">Digia</a> and <a \
href="http://www.nokia.com/">Nokia</a>.
-This agreement ensures that the Qt will continue to be available as Free Software.
-Should The Qt Comopany discontinue the development of the Qt Free Edition under
+The agreements ensure that the Qt will continue to be available as Free Software.
+Should The Qt Company discontinue the development of the Qt Free Edition under
the required licenses, then the Foundation has the right to release Qt under a \
BSD-style license or under other open source licenses. The agreement stays valid in \
case of a buy-out, a merger or bankruptcy.</p>
+<h2>Licenses and Platforms</h2>
+
+<p>The agreement covers all releases of all Qt versions for the following \
platforms:</p> +
+<ul>
+<li>Core Platforms: X11 (i.e. Desktop Linux) and Android – support cannot be \
dropped.</li> +<li>Additional Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Phone, \
Apple MacOS and Apple iOS – as long as they are supported at all by The Qt \
Company.</li> +<li>The Foundation also has the right to update to supported successor \
platforms (e.g. from X11 to Wayland) without additional negotiations with The Qt \
Company.</li> +</ul>
+
+<p>The agreement requires the following license terms:</p>
+
+<ul>
+<li>All parts of Qt are available under the GPLv3 or under a compatible license. \
Most parts are also available under the LGPLv3 and under the GPLv2.</li> +<li>The \
core libraries of Qt (Essentials) and all existing LGPL-licensed Qt add-ons must \
continue to be available under the LGPLv3.</li> +<li>GPLv2-compatibility must kept \
for all existing GPLv2-licensed Qt code and for the core part of Qt (Essentials) +and \
for the Qt applications. Future versions of the GPL are supported "if approved by the \
KDE Free Qt Foundation".</li> +<li>Applications included in Qt (e.g. Qt Creator) must \
be licensed under GPLv2 and GPLv3. Two GPL exceptions clarify: +1. generated code is \
not license-restricted, and 2. bridges to third party applications are still \
possible.</li> +<li>New add-ons for Qt must use GPLv3 and may optionally also offer \
GPLv2 and/or LGPLv3. +The stricter rules above continue to apply if existing \
functionality is replaced by new modules.</li> +</ul>
+
+<p>If these licenses terms are not yet present at the time of the Qt release, then \
they must be applied within a timeframe of not more than 12 months.</p> +
+<p>The agreement also protects the free license of all publicly developed code – \
even when it has not yet been included in a Qt release.</p> +
+<h2>Board Members</h2>
+
<p>The board of the Foundation consists of two members from the Qt Company and two
members from KDE e.V. Decisions of the Foundation are taken by vote of the board
members. In case of a tie the votes of the KDE representatives decide.</p>
+<p>The KDE e.V. appointed as board members of the KDE Free Qt
+Foundation the following people:</p>
+
+<ul>
+<li>Martin Konold</li>
+
+<li>Olaf Schmidt</li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>The current voting members from The Qt Company are:</p>
+
+<ul>
+<li>Lars Knoll</li>
+
+<li>Turunen Tuukka</li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>The Trolltech founders are advising members without voting right:</p>
+
+<ul>
+<li>Eirik Eng</li>
+
+<li>Haavard Nord</li>
+</ul>
+
+<h2>History</h2>
+
<p>The Foundation was originally founded by <a \
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolltech">Trolltech</a> and the <a \
href="http://ev.kde.org">KDE e.V.</a> in 1998. After <a \
href="http://www.nokia.com/">Nokia</a> bought Trolltech, the statutes were updated \
accordingly. @@ -55,38 +110,16 @@
Later Digia founded The Qt Company, which signed a similar <a \
href="#update_2015a">letter of commitment</a> and negotiated an <a \
href="#update_2015">update to the agreement</a>.</p>
-<p>The KDE e.V. appointed as board members of the KDE Free Qt
-Foundation the following people:</p>
+<h3>Announcements</h3>
-<ul>
-<li>Martin Konold</li>
-
-<li>Olaf Schmidt</li>
-</ul>
-
-<p>The current voting members from Digia are:</p>
-
-<ul>
-<li>Lars Knoll</li>
-
-<li>Turunen Tuukka</li>
-</ul>
-
-<p>The Trolltech founders are advising members without voting right:</p>
-
-<ul>
-<li>Eirik Eng</li>
-
-<li>Haavard Nord</li>
-</ul>
-
-<hr/>
-
-<h2>Announcement</h2>
-
<div class="table-wrapper">
<table>
<tr>
+ <td valign="top"><em>January 13, 2016:</em></td>
+ <td>
+ <a href="https://dot.kde.org/2016/01/13/qt-guaranteed-stay-free-and-open-%E2%80%93-legal-update">
+ Qt is Guaranteed to Stay Free and Open – Legal Update</a>
+ </td>
<td valign="top"><em>July 23, 2004:</em></td>
<td>
<a href="kdefreeqt_announcement_20040723.php">
@@ -104,28 +137,28 @@
</table>
</div>
-<h2><a name="update_2015">Fifth Agreement (2015)</a></h2>
+<h3><a name="update_2015">Fifth Agreement (2015)</a></h3>
<p>
-The foundation is currently preparing to sign a new <a \
href="./Software_License_Agreement_2015.pdf">agreement with The Qt Company</a>.</p> \
+The foundation has signed a new <a \
href="./Software_License_Agreement_2015.pdf">agreement with The Qt Company</a> (11 \
MiB; <a href="./Software_License_Agreement_2015.pdf">as text</a> 301 KiB).</p>
-<h2><a name="update_2015a">Notification Letter (2015)</a></h2>
+<h3><a name="update_2015a">Notification Letter (2015)</a></h3>
<p>
Below is the Noticaton Letter signed by The Qt Company on March 23, 2015:</p>
-<a href="./Notification_about_Qt_Asset_Transfer.pdf">Notification Letter about Qt \
Asset Transfer (2015)</a> +<a \
href="./Notification_about_Qt_Asset_Transfer.pdf">Notification Letter about Qt Asset \
Transfer 2015</a> (345 KiB).
-<h2><a name="update_2013">Fourth Agreement (2013)</a></h2>
+<h3><a name="update_2013">Fourth Agreement (2013)</a></h3>
<p>
-In April 2013, <a href="./Software_License_agreement_2013.pdf">an agreement between \
the foundation and Digia</a> was signed.</p> +In April 2013, <a \
href="./Software_License_agreement_2013.pdf">an agreement between the foundation and \
Digia</a> (1.5 Mi B) was signed.</p>
-<h2><a name="update_2012">Letter of Commitment (2012)</a></h2>
+<h3><a name="update_2012">Letter of Commitment (2012)</a></h3>
<p>
Below is the Letter of Commitment signed by Digia on September 17, 2012:</p>
-<a href="./KDE_CommitmentLetter_120917.pdf">Digia's Letter of Commitment</a>
+<a href="./KDE_CommitmentLetter_120917.pdf">Digia's Letter of Commitment</a> (2.6 \
MiB)
-<h2><a name="update_2009">Third Agreement (2009)</a></h2>
+<h3><a name="update_2009">Third Agreement (2009)</a></h3>
<p>
Below is a list of the pages of the document containing the agreement
@@ -145,10 +178,10 @@
<b>Nokia Qt LGPL Exception (Exhibit C):
<a href="./images/nokia-agreement-9.jpg">page 9</a></b><br/>
<b>Foundation statutes:
-<a href="./KDEFreeQt_Statutes_091111_final.pdf">pages 1–3 (PDF file)</a></b><br/>
+<a href="./KDEFreeQt_Statutes_091111_final.pdf">statutes</a> (72 KiB)</b><br/>
</p>
-<h2><a name="update_2004">Second Agreement (2004)</a></h2>
+<h3><a name="update_2004">Second Agreement (2004)</a></h3>
<p>
Below is a list of the pages of the document containing the second agreement
@@ -167,7 +200,7 @@
<a href="./images/agreement7.png">page 2</a></b>
</p>
-<h2><a name="agreement">Original Agreement (1998)</a></h2>
+<h3><a name="agreement">Original Agreement (1998)</a></h3>
<p>
Below is a list of the pages of the document containing the original agreement
@@ -186,8 +219,8 @@
(Exhibit 3)</b></a>
</p>
-<h2><a name="cla">Contribution License Agreement 1.1 (2010)</a></h2>
-<p><a href="QtContributionLicenseAgreement-1-1.pdf">Qt Contribution License \
Agreement 1.1</a> +<h3><a name="cla">Contribution License Agreement 1.1 \
(2010)</a></h3> +<p><a href="QtContributionLicenseAgreement-1-1.pdf">Qt Contribution \
License Agreement 1.1</a> (153 KiB) </p>
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