[Scribus] Windows port with Qt/non-commercial?

Thu Sep 16 17:24:57 CEST 2004

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For the Windows port, has anyone thought about using the distribution of
Qt for Windows that comes with the new book C++ Gui Programming with Qt
3, by Jasmine Blanchette and Mark Summerfield? (Prentice Hall) The book
is about US $30-40, depending on where you get it, and its chief value
is that it's the only way to get a Win32 distribution of Qt without the
commercial license. The non-commerical license requires the
"non-commercial" use of the Qt software, meaning it cannot be used in
the course of your employment, and requires any software developed with
it to be distributed under an open-source license. Because Scribus is
itself a GPL'd product that is freely distributed, I think it could
qualify. Texmaker for Windows is distributed in this fashion. The
license says nothing about the use of the developed software by
end-users, i.e. I don't think it precludes someone who works at a print
shop using Scribus on Windows.

Just something to think about. If Trolltech objects to using Qt in this
fashion, then something's really wrong.

The text of the North American license is below:

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