Re: The KDE Free Qt Foundation (fwd)

[Joel Dillon <emily cornholio new ox ac uk>]

Shows we (the free Qt /Harmony project) are doing some good. I think
this is in response to a thread on kde-licensing which showed the
trolls we're serious about cloning Qt.

On Wed, 8 Apr 1998, Sergey I. Panov wrote:

> It looks like ice is breaking. It is definitely not what "we" wish
> would happend, but a step in the right direction.
> 
> Forwarded message:
> > From owner-qt-interest@troll.no  Wed Apr  8 13:41:58 1998
> > Sender: owner-qt-interest@troll.no
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> > Message-Id: <XFMail.980408133230.wuebben@math.cornell.edu>
> > Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1998 13:33:18 -0400 (EDT)
> > Organization: Cornell University
> > From: Bernd Johannes Wuebben <wuebben@math.cornell.edu>
> > To: qt-interest@troll.no
> > Subject: The KDE Free Qt Foundation
> > 
> >                        The KDE Free Qt Foundation
> > 
> > 
> >   The  KDE  project and Troll Tech AS, the creators of Qt, are pleased
> >   to announce the founding of the 'KDE Free Qt Foundation'.
> > 
> >   The purpose of this foundation is to guarantee the  availability  of
> >   Qt for free software development now and in the future.
> > 
> >   The  foundation  will  control the rights to the Qt Free Edition and
> >   ensure that current and future releases of Qt will be available  for
> >   free  software  development at all times. All changes to the Qt Free
> >   Edition license will have to be approved by the KDE Free Qt  Founda-
> >   tion  which  will consist of two members of Troll Tech AS as well as
> >   two members of the KDE project. One of the  representatives  of  the
> >   KDE project will have a double vote to be used in case of a tie.
> > 
> >   Should  Troll Tech ever discontinue the Qt Free Edition for any rea-
> >   son including, but not limited to, a buy-out of Troll Tech, a merger
> >   or  bankruptcy,  the  latest  version of the Qt Free Edition will be
> >   released under the BSD license.
> > 
> >   Furthermore, should Troll Tech cease continued development of Qt, as
> >   assessed  by  a  majority  of  the  KDE  Free Qt Foundation, and not
> >   release a new version at least every 12 months, the  Foundation  has
> >   the right to release the Qt Free Edition under the BSD License.
> > 
> >   At  this  point  lawyers are working on the details  of  the  agree-
> >   ment.  Troll Tech and the KDE project expect to be able to sign  the
> >   necessary documents within a few weeks.
> > 
> >   We  believe  the  founding  of  the  KDE Free Qt Foundation to be an
> >   unprecedented ground-breaking step, ushering in a new era  of  soft-
> >   ware development, allowing the KDE project, the free software commu-
> >   nity, all free software developers as well  as  commercial  software
> >   developers to prosper in a mutually supportive fashion.
> > 
> > 
> >   Bernd Johannes Wuebben         Eirik Eng
> >   The KDE Project                Troll Tech CEO
> >   wuebben@kde.org                Eirik.Eng@troll.no
> > 
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