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TrollTech to IPO?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the unconfirmed-yet-still-interesting dept.

burninginside writes "Yahoo is reporting that Trolltech, the world's biggest producer of Linux software for mobile devices, may be heading public. 'Sources close to the company' said the move may come as soon as 12 months but the official word is still that it 'is not in our immediate plans.'"

3 of 150 comments (clear)

  1. -1 Troll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Does this mean that "-1 Troll" in the following comments is good? I'm so confused!

  2. Re:Will their tools stay free? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Wrong... the Free Qt agreements aren't worth the paper they are written on. They are entirely reliant on the good will of Trolltech. People should remember that Trolltech control KDE -- most of the core developers for KDE work for Trolltech and the KDE project can't take a dump without consulting them. This doesn't even get into the issue of the full GPL being used for Qt (and selling commercial licenses for those who do not want to be subject to it), which makes Trolltech a kind gatekeeper and tolltaker for commercial access to the KDE desktop.

  3. Mod me down then up! by BlastM · · Score: 1, Troll

    I want to see a 5, Troll. It'd be cool, and sort of on-topic. I know it's possible, and I can take the karma hit. Wouldn't it be cool?