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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Brokering between developers and paying customers
From:       Jason Harris <kstars () 30doradus ! org>
Date:       2005-06-20 18:02:13
Message-ID: 42B704A5.8090106 () 30doradus ! org
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Daniel Teske wrote:
>>The point is, if you are developing in-house
>>software based on Qt that is used for commercial purposes, then
>>(according to Trolltech) you do need a commercial license, even if
>>the commercial code is not distributed.
> 
> 
> Wrong.
> You can develop commercial applications with a gpl license. The main 
> restriction of the GPL is, that everyone, whom you distrubuted to, is 
> entitled to the source.
> If you don't distrubute (e.g. strictly internal) that doesn't matter.
> 
Yes, that is the letter of the GPL.  However, I am talking about the 
conditions under which Trolltech is willing to license its code to you 
under the GPL.  Please do click on the FAQ link in my previous post.

Jason
 
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