I don't know if this is of use to anyone, but I find it intriguing. I wish they would've done this sooner, I would have used it with my ReadingPlanner program. Oh well. It might be of use to someone here. In Christ, David Trotz > Trolltech Makes Qt/Windows Available Under New Non-Commercial License > > OSLO, NORWAY June 26, 2001 - Trolltech has created a brand-new > Non-Commercial License that will allow Windows developers to use Qt, the > cross-platform C++ GUI application development framework, at no charge. > > To read an extensive FAQ on the subject, or to download Qt under the > terms of the new Non-Commercial License, please visit Trolltech's web > site at www.trolltech.com. > > The Non-Commercial License lets developers download Qt at no charge to > either evaluate the framework before purchase, or to create software for > personal use on the Microsoft Windows platform. For example, a developer > could use the Non-Commercial License to write a chat client or MP3 > player. The license allows them to use that application and even > distribute it to other users. What they cannot do is charge a fee for > its use. > > "The demand for cross-platform capability among developers of all kinds > is strong and getting stronger," said Eirik Eng, Trolltech's President. > "We have been deluged with requests from Windows developers to have a > version of Qt which they can use at no charge. The Non-Commercial > License provides the perfect mechanism for this." > > The restrictions of the Non-Commercial License are straightforward: > � Developers may use a Non-Commercial License of Qt for evaluation > purposes; and > � Developers may use a Non-Commercial License of Qt on a personal basis > to create free programs, and the source code must be made available. > > Developers who write commercial code or make programs for in-house use > must purchase a Commercial License. > > Qt is a cross-platform C++ GUI application development framework. The > framework allows developers to create single-source applications that > run natively on multiple platforms, and can be ported with a simple > recompile. Qt currently supports: Windows 9X, NT, 2000, ME; Linux; all > major versions of Unix; embedded Linux; and later this fall, Mac OS X. >
