Re: Compiler business prospects

[Stephen Leake <stephen_leake@stephe-leake.org>]

Ludovic Brenta <ludovic@ludovic-brenta.org> writes:

> Erich <john@peppermind.com> writes:
>>> If you are asking for non-open-source commercial software, that is
>>> also a different matter.  Can you be more precise about what your
>>> problem is?
>>
>> Sure, but I'm not sure if it's wise, because presumably this has been
>> discussed already in the past. Look, I have nothing against the GPL
>> and am even planning to release some smaller projects under the GPL,
>> but the fact of the matter is that you *cannot* successfully sell
>> shareware or run a small business under the GPL because someone will
>> grab the source code and give his version away for free. That's just a
>> fact.
>
> See http://fosdem.org/2012/schedule/event/keynotes_model_success
>
> You *can* sell GPL software and make a profit. That's just a fact.
>
>>> Source: http://www.qtada.com/en/licensing.html
>>> Providing the OP enjoy Qt (I personally don't, except for platforms where
>>> it's the native toolkit).
>>
>> Yes, but how much is the GMPL license? I suppose the problem is that
>> QtAda must be based on the commercial version of Qt, because otherwise
>> you wouldn't be allowed to statically link to the Qt libraries, and of
>> course I understand when people want a return for their investment.
>
> AFAIU, Qt has been licensed under LGPL since 2009.

Qt is _not_ QtAda

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