From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,d311338eabd7ca93 X-Google-NewGroupId: yes X-Google-Attributes: gida07f3367d7,domainid0,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Received: by 10.68.213.68 with SMTP id nq4mr7988737pbc.2.1328397834342; Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:23:54 -0800 (PST) Path: lh20ni261109pbb.0!nntp.google.com!news2.google.com!npeer01.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!post02.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.flashnewsgroups.com-b7.4zTQh5tI3A!not-for-mail From: Stephen Leake Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Compiler business prospects References: <4f27e278$0$6549$9b4e6d93@newsspool4.arcor-online.net> <12716838.1333.1328020580723.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@prhq14> <82fwetfu0r.fsf@stephe-leake.org> <8739atjijy.fsf@ludovic-brenta.org> Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:23:47 -0500 Message-ID: <82haz6uqrg.fsf@stephe-leake.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.2 (windows-nt) Cancel-Lock: sha1:RZH1EpDy6YXmjdn++eiox1kYuac= MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Complaints-To: abuse@flashnewsgroups.com Organization: FlashNewsgroups.com X-Trace: 1836a4f2dbe0acea122e006022 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: 2012-02-04T18:23:47-05:00 List-Id: Ludovic Brenta writes: > Erich 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 -- -- Stephe