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qt 2.0 released

Posted by Hemos on from the come-and-get-it dept.

kris writes "Those funky Trolls up there north have released Version 2.0 of the Qt library. Unlike Version 1, this one is available under the QPL Open Source license, which is in compliance with the Debian Free Software Guidelines and qualifies as Open Source. Qt 2.0 also contains tons of changes and improvements, such as Unicode support, better I18N, rich text, theming and thousands of other things. You want to download their stuff to give it a try. "

2 of 157 comments (clear)

  1. KDE release based on Qt2.0 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4

    The KDE Team tries to have a developers release
    of KDE based on Qt2.0 out by the end of this summer.

    A stable KDE release based on Qt2.0 can be
    expected in the first quarter of '00.

    Those who don't mind hacking a bit themselves
    can of course always have a look at the
    tgz-snapshots or follow KDE development from
    day to day via CVSup.

    KDE development has been based on beta versions
    of Qt 2.0 for some time already. As of today
    all development will be based on the released
    version of Qt2.0.

    Cheers,
    Waldo Bastian
    bastian@kde.org

  2. Don't give up on Harmony just yet. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4
    Sorry about the AC, I'm at work and going through a proxy, so I can't telnet to my machine to get my password.

    I've read the QPL. I do like some of it's ideas. First and foremost the requirement that the Free Edition is limited to use with the X Window system is a wonderful idea. But it seems like Troll Tech wants to force requirements on people that it isn't willing to undertake itself. For instance, the QPL states that the author of programs using the QPL has to allow others to make modifications to their programs and they have to allow others to redistribute the modified version of their program. This all sounds well and good, but Troll Tech isn't willing to submit to the same restrictions. Specifically with regards to QT:

    people are forbidden from distributing modified versions of QT,

    and their programs can't require a user to make changes to QT.

    So, while the license is somewhat better, it ain't the GPL (any version); and I still have hope for the Harmony Project.

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