[Qt-interest] Qt future ...

[Andre Somers]

Op Do, 28 april, 2011 3:01 pm, schreef Gustavo de Sá Carvalho Honorato:
> One thing I am really worried is about Qt Desktop support. Since Nokia
> bought Qt I see that more effort is going to make improvements on the Qt
> mobile platform, but as I can see here in this mailling list, the major of
> developers (including me) is using Qt to create desktop applications. In
> my
> modest opinion, if this uncertaily about the future persist a little
> longer,
> Qt desktop developers (including me) may migrate to other platforms to
> create desktop applications. I'm a big fan of Qt, but today I would think
> twice before starting a new product using Qt for desktop.

Actually, I think _that_ situation actually improved with Digia stepping
in and taking over the licencing business from Nokia for Qt. That means
Digia has an interest in making sure that the desktop keeps getting the
attention it needs. Open government will make sure that that is possible.

André