[Qt-interest] Opensource source+binary distribution?

[Jon Crowe]

On Sunday 04 January 2009 23:41:55 Miguel Cardenas wrote:
> Hello
>
> I have a doubt about qt opensource version... as far as I know the qt
> distributed software should be free and include the source code, in *NIX
> platforms it is the most common since qt library is generally in the system
> (although most systems still have qt 3.x) and user just runs make, but
> surely the majority of windows systems don't have qt and users will not
> make a huge download, install a compiler and wait a couple hours to make qt
> just to run an application.
>
> My concrete question is if it is possible to distribute both source+binary
> in the same package and include the required .so / .dll qt library(es) so
> the user that does not have a compiler can use the free application just by
> running the install?

Yes, that would be fine.

Note that the GPL states that you must make the source _available_, not that 
you have to distribute it with your program. It would be quite acceptable for 
you to distribute only the binary, as long as you include a note to the user 
explaining how they may obtain your source code if they wish to.

Jon.