Re: Mixing Licenses ... any hints needed

[Alexander Terekhov]

weimingzhi@gmail.com wrote:
[...] 
> this is obviously not what Trolltech intended

Trolltech's "intentions" is smoking gun stuff to invalidate the whole 
scheme once and for all. I still wonder why Wallace didn't name 
Trolltech, Inc., Palo Alto as a defendant in his action (which is 
currently under appeal) right from the beginning... attaching stuff like

http://www.trolltech.com/developer/knowledgebase/118/

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Can I now use Qt for free everywhere?

Entry number: 118 - Can I now use Qt for free everywhere?
Answer:

No, this is not the case. You can use Qt for free only if you are writing 
Open Source software following the obligations of the GPL license. You 
will then need to publish the source code of your software for free, 
unlimited re-use and re-distribution by anyone for any purpose. 
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http://www.trolltech.com/developer/knowledgebase/190/

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Using the Qt Open Source Edition, can I make non-opensource software 
for internal use in my company/organization?

Entry number: 190 - Using the Qt Open Source Edition, can I make 
non-opensource software for internal use in my company/organization?

Answer:

No. Software developed with the Qt Open Source Edition is always open 
source software, i.e. it can only be distributed under a open source 
software license. In particular, all the source code for all the modules 
your software is based on, regardless of whether they have been written 
by you or by others, must be open source software (because of the "viral" 
nature of the GPL). This is part of our commitment to the open source 
software community, and enables those who contribute to the open source 
software pool to do so without paying license fees.

Although it is possible to write open source software for internal use, 
it is difficult to ensure that such software is used and distributed 
legally. For example, if your open source software requires any modules 
that impose conditions on you that contradict the conditions of the GNU 
GPL, including, but not limited to, software patents, commercial license 
agreements, copyrighted interface definitions or any sort of 
non-disclosure agreement, then you cannot distribute it at all; hence 
it cannot be given to consultants, employees for their personal 
computers, subsidiaries, other divisions, or even to new owners. 
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as exhibits to his complaint.

regards,
alexander.