On Fri, 9 Oct 1998, Joseph Carter wrote: > On Sat, Oct 10, 1998 at 12:35:31PM +1000, Craig Sanders wrote: > > non-free license. Neither I, nor anyone sensible, has any argument with > > TT's license...it's their software, they can do what they like with it.) > > That doesn't mean everyone else ise sensible. I've seen many people DEMAND > Troll Tech release Qt under the GPL. I wanted to take a large cluebat to > their heads for the reasons you cite above.
i agree. people who bash Troll over Qt are missing the point. Worse, they are clouding the issue. IMO, Troll Tech are beyond reproach. they wrote a good library, and they allow people to use it for free in certain circumstances. while i would be happy to see it under an Open Source-compatible license, nobody has any right to demand that they do anything....that's like demanding caviar from a good neighbour when they give you a sandwich. the only right you have here is to choose to accept their generosity or choose not to accept it. I personally choose not to accept it (the license isn't compatible with what i want to do with free software...also, I don't like C++ :), but i'm grateful for the offer all the same. craig -- craig sanders
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