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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: ALWAYS FREE?
From:       Martin Konold <konold () alpha ! tat ! physik ! uni-tuebingen ! de>
Date:       1999-09-12 13:37:53
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On Sun, 12 Sep 1999, mao wrote:

> I donīt know if itīs off-toppic (if it is, please sorry), but I have some questions \
> about the rights over the softwares: 
> I know that if I use the qt proffesional edition I can release my softwares as \
> commercial or shareware version and if I use the qt free edition I must to release \
> it as free and open source. 
> When I use the libraries of KDE to develop an application with the
> qt professional edition can I release my software as commercial or
> shareware or do I must to release it as free and open source too? 

If you own the qt professional edition you are free to write non free
software using the LGPLed KDE libraries.

Regards,
-- martin

// Martin Konold, Herrenbergerstr. 14, 72070 Tuebingen, Germany  //
KDE:  A stable GUI for a reliable OS.


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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I donīt know if itīs off-toppic 
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softwares:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I know that if I use the qt 
proffesional edition I can release my softwares as commercial or shareware 
version and if I use the qt free edition I must to release it as free and open 
source.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When I use the libraries of KDE 
to develop an application with the qt professional edition can I release my 
software as commercial or shareware or do I must to release it as free and open 
source too?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; thanks in advance,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Márcio Andrey Oliveira 
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