[Qt-interest] Many have not aware about this letter, Its for all who relies on Nokia

[Ross Bencina]

Jason H wrote:
> It sounds like Qt is NOT going away. But looks like a lot of trolls will 
> be
> re-assigned to WP7, or let go. The irony is I hope to be able to use Qt to 
> make
> apps for iOS and Android, and I can't target WP7.


There are so many good points in this thread, I will pick this one: The idea 
of trolls being assigned to WP7 or let go is a terrible thing for Qt and for 
Qt commercial customers.

The whole "benefit" of Nokia buying TT was sold to us as them having "deep 
pockets" to support Qt. Now that funding will be reduced, I don't see any 
benefit.

As a commercial Qt licence holder and the owner of a business that has 
invested the last five years in retooling to Qt I am alarmed that:

1.) Qt commercial was ever sold to a business that didn't have TT's 
customers as it's main priority

and now,

2.) That Nokia has so many of its own problems that Qt commercial is at best 
a background priority.


If Nokia intends to back off on Qt development they owed all of their Qt 
commercial customers an explanation on _Friday_. Where is my email?

Personally I would prefer to see Qt spun back out into a separate company 
that has as its number 1 priority: support commercial Qt customers. It's OK 
if development is slow, but better slow development on what the customers 
want than fast development on Symbian, or whatever other priority Nokia has.

I am happy to buy commercial Qt licences if Qt continues to grow in all the 
areas I care about: Windows, Mac, Android, Linux desktop (in that order).

Thanks to all Trolls.. best of luck to you all, whatever the future brings.

Ross.