From: Alexander Kellett <ruby-lists@...>
Date: 2004-10-08T17:34:07+09:00
Subject: Re: GUI Toolkit questions

On Fri, Oct 08, 2004 at 12:24:45PM +0900, Richard Dale wrote:
> Well, if I start working on a GPL'd Windows version it would kill any chance
> of there ever being a commercial version of QtRuby. That's because strictly
> speaking, you can't start developing some GPL'd Qt software, and then do a
> commercial version (it's against the commercial license terms). So I would
> need Trolltech's goodwill. Currently I have that, and they think dynamic
> languages will be more important in the future. Helping out with any sort
> of GPL'd Qt Windows software would not be popular with the Trolls. Perhaps
> the Kexi guy has a commercial Qt license already, so it wouldn't be a
> problem for him.

nod. same reason that i'm not interested in
reusing js's work (though its freaking impressive :))
hopefully (i'll bring this up with the trolls) we
can get some alternative option for people working
on free/opensrc s/w...

i don't care about commericial. they should be
paying the trolls for the excellent api design
they've worked on imo.

groetjes,
Alex