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Trolltech Discontinue Non-Commercial Qt

Posted by timothy on from the tradeoffs-and-obligations dept.

An anonymous reader submits "Trolltech has quietly discontinued their non-commercial version of Qt for Windows. This eliminates Qt as a choice for those wanting to develop free multi-platform software." Actually, according to the linked page, "if you write Free software (Open Source software covered by the GPL) you are welcome to download and use the Free Edition of Qt," and Trolltech points out that one can buy the current edition of Qt -- seems fair enough.

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  1. fp? by GuyZero · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    really?

    1. Re:fp? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      OMG WTF, you got a first post in the DEVELOPERS SECTION. LOLZ! you are uber l33tz0r!!!1!!11one!!1

  2. Star Trek 4 by Latent+Heat · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Star Trek 4 had Kirk trying to get Spock to blend in with late 20th century San Francisco, and while Kirk made Spock wear a cap to cover his ears, Spock was still french-fried brains from his experience of being reborn and having to relearn everything in Star Treks 2 and 3. When bus passengers started staring at Spock, Kirk responded, "oh, he just took too much LDS."

    The one-liner had a number of comic levels. One is the idea that a character like Spock would even stand out in late 20th century San Francisco. A second is a supposed 23rd century malapropism of conflating LSD (a drug) with LDS (a religious denomination). The third is that if anyone would stand out in San Francisco it would be someone who is very visibly Mormon.