[Development] Changes to Qt offering

[NIkolai Marchenko]

Assuming we have a VM that is restricted to connecting to the internet, we
previously could dump the installer there and install Qt.
Now, we need to have an intermediary PC with the same OS to first install
the binaries via online installer and then copy those binary files to that
first VM.

This is an extraneous and completely artificial step for absolutely no
reason other than TQtC paywalling them, which is ridiculous.

On Tue, Jan 28, 2020 at 12:46 AM Thiago Macieira <thiago.macieira at intel.com>
wrote:

> On segunda-feira, 27 de janeiro de 2020 08:36:58 PST NIkolai Marchenko
> wrote:
> > Now every machine that needs qt libraries needs to be connected to the
> > internet if it doesn't pay. No expections.
> > This is a completely ridiculous bullshit move.
>
> Sorry, Nikolai, but WTF are you talking about?
>
> What does having to be connected have to do with anything? Previously, you
> didn't need a password to download, now you do. Either way, to *download*
> you
> need to be connected to the Internet.
>
> If the VM isn't connected, then it assumes it is getting the files from
> somewhere else, like a network share or the host machine. Why can't you
> download there and then copy over the same way you do today? Use the
> password
> to download the binary from another machine, then copy over.
>
> And if you can get files there, you can get a small .txt file with the
> password there.
>
> --
> Thiago Macieira - thiago.macieira (AT) intel.com
>   Software Architect - Intel System Software Products
>
>
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