[Interest] Qt for Android & iOS

[adam.weinrich at nokia.com]

Was a mac ‘desktop’ license used or was a Qt embedded license used to create the commercial plugin?  I assume desktop developer licenses.  I wonder if this is 100% consistent with Digias desktop license or if an exception was/needs to be negotiated.

Will commercial users of Ians iOS port require commercial Qt licenses to deploy their mac apps?    (Is think static linking may be required to get AppStore compliance-has that been figured out?)

From: ext Jason H [mailto:scorp1us at yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 2:41 PM
To: Jason H; Weinrich Adam (Nokia-DXM/SiliconValley); Lucas.Betschart at crypto.ch; interest at qt-project.org
Subject: Re: [Interest] Qt for Android & iOS

Also the commercial plugin was made using a commercial Qt license.


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Ian has two version the free UIKit, and the commercial version. There are many differences, in that the commercial uses a couple extra classes he developed to use the iOS libraries where required by the AppStore (WebKit, multimedia, etc). Also supporting multitouch and such.


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Subject: RE: [Interest] Qt for Android & iOS

“Embedded” is an broad term and a moving target  that always seems to require clarification.   AFAIU Digia wont engage in mobile consumer embedded platform licensing.  Android and iOS could be called ‘leading embedded platforms’ but are a special mass consumer case and dont generate commercial license revenue.

Digia already has public deals with RIM QNX, WindRiver VxWorks and Greenhills Integrity for supporting and selling Qt license to custom device makers on these embedded platforms.   Its great that Qt will penetrate these platform markets too. It may be helpful to remember that Qt “Embedded devices” have always had runtime distribution fees per device as well as developer licenses..

Im not expecting Digia to be involved in writing or even licensing any ‘official’ or unofficial mobile platform ports.
I am curious about Ian’s IOS plugin commercial licensing corner case though if anyone can clarify that it could help the discussion.

-Adam

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Subject: Re: [Interest] Qt for Android & iOS

They aren't embedded.
Digia means QNX, MQX (please!), embedded linux, VxWorks, on PPC, ARM, MIPS, SH, and the like.

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Subject: [Interest] Qt for Android & iOS

Quoted from digia.com<http://digia.com> (digia.com/en/Qt/Digia-is-Committed-to-Qt/<http://digia.com/en/Qt/Digia-is-Committed-to-Qt/>):
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Digia is comitted to:
...
- Advancing the cross-platform Qt promise by supporting  leading ( !! ) desktop and embedded platforms
...
"

So we doubtless can expect an official Android and iOS port since they're leading embedded platforms?


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