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QT 3.2 Released

Posted by timothy on from the cutie dept.

GlennZ writes "Today, Trolltech has released version 3.2 of QT. This release includes a completely rewritten, faster font-rendering engine and a lot more. Go download it today!"

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  1. Splash Screen by Per+Wigren · · Score: 3, Insightful

    * QSplashScreen (add splash screens to applications)

    I really hope that one will be able to disable this by a standard Qt-argument (--no-splash) or by a env-variable because I'm afraid this will be abused.. :P

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  2. Re:$1550 just to use it? No thanks. by FroMan · · Score: 2, Insightful

    $1550? That's nothing. Chump change.

    If you are going to write software for a living, $1550 isn't even two weeks of pay. I can say easily where I work that I have more than $1550 of development software on my machine.

    If you are starting your own business and writing for profit applications $1550 is a minor business expense compared to your time.

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  3. Re:They have to make SOME money! by Keith+Russell · · Score: 2, Insightful

    We don't disagree all that much. The Trolls have earned every kroner they've made from Commercial QT/Win. More power to 'em.

    But the presence of a GPL'd QT/Win doesn't change the fact that closed source development requires the purchase of a Commercial license. Their existing customers either continue to pay up, or they have to open their own apps, which is probably not feasable for the licensee. And, unlike that half-assed Non-Commercial license, the GPL has real weight behind it. Trolltech should have an easier time sniffing out GPL violators with the weight of the FSF and thousands of rabid Open Source advocates behind them. Who would get more attention, some random Norwegian lawyer, or Bruce Perens? :-)

    In fact, I've often wondered about Trolltech's understanding of the GPL. That QT-Interest archive I mentioned earlier is rather revealing. Here's their solution to the lack of Free QT/Win: Do all of your development on a platform supported by Free QT, like Linux, Mac OS X, or any ol' proprietary Unix you happen to have lying around the office. Once you've got something ready to ship, prepare the makefiles for the Windows build, then find somebody who has a legally purchased Commercial license of QT/Win, but has not contributed to your code, to do the build for you. Is it just me, or is that a really hazy interpretation of the linking clause of the GPL? Just because your Commercial-license-owning benefactor didn't contribute to the code, it's OK for him to link to a non-Free 3rd party library on your behalf?

    He's fun to name-drop, but where is Bruce when you need him? :-)

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