Re: The KDE Free Qt Foundation (fwd)
- From: Joel Dillon <emily cornholio new ox ac uk>
- To: "Sergey I. Panov" <sipan mit edu>
- cc: GNOME <gnome-list gnome org>
- Subject: Re: The KDE Free Qt Foundation (fwd)
- Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1998 10:37:24 +0100 (BST)
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)
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> > 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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