[Qt-interest] LGPL and static linking

[Raul Metsma]

Yeah regular QtScript, but they are changing backend to webkit 
javascript backend, which will get the berformance boost etc. and again 
commercial users no benefit

Raul

Bastian Bense wrote:
> QtScript is licensed under the LGPL just like the rest of Qt 4.6.
> 
> You are allowed to use it in commercial/closed source applications as 
> long as you don't link statically/embed it without providing the object 
> files (from what I've learned on this thread).
> 
> Personally I don't see such a big problem with dynamic linking. It might 
> take a bit longer, but on the long run it gives you more freedom to 
> upgrade the Qt libs without having to re-compile. Simply create an 
> installer for Windows which places the required Qt libs into the 
> application directory; use macdeployqt on Mac OS X.
> 
> 
> 
> 2009/11/25 Christian Dähn <daehn at asinteg.de <mailto:daehn at asinteg.de>>
> 
>     Hi,
> 
>      > I'm also worried about the GPL/LGPL move.
>      > I have QT license exactly for that, static linking.
>      > But Trolls are adding modules which I am not able to use
>      > (QtMultimedia/phonon, Webkit, QtHelp, now the QtScript)
>      > which makes me worried
> 
>     I aggree to that - I'm in the same situation:
>     Commercial license but many parts of Qt now don't allow
>     to use it for closed source development.
> 
>     Currently I'm worried that a commercial license doesn't
>     bring me any advantages - but more problems and lesser
>     possibilities to create closed source applications.
> 
>     Further I have to decide, if it's possible for our company
>     to use Qt 4.6 in the future - due to the change of QtScript
>     which cannot be used in commercial apps any more :-(
> 
>     So: Qt 4.6 will bring many many disadvantages for commercial
>     developers - so why buy licenses any more?
> 
> -- 
> Best regards,
> Bastian Bense
> 
> 
> 
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