[Kde-cygwin-cvs] CVS: qt-3/doc freeeditions.doc,1.1,1.2
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[Kde-cygwin-cvs] CVS: qt-3/doc freeeditions.doc,1.1,1.2
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From: Christian E. <che...@us...> - 2005-09-23 09:41:11
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Update of /cvsroot/kde-cygwin/qt-3/doc In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv26950/doc Modified Files: freeeditions.doc Log Message: st qt3.3.5 patch - I made the smae mistake like 3.3.4 but don't know what is going wrong there. Seems like our cvs is messed up :( ttt: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Index: freeeditions.doc =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/kde-cygwin/qt-3/doc/freeeditions.doc,v retrieving revision 1.1 retrieving revision 1.2 diff -u -r1.1 -r1.2 --- freeeditions.doc 1 Oct 2003 07:17:07 -0000 1.1 +++ freeeditions.doc 23 Sep 2005 09:40:27 -0000 1.2 @@ -1,79 +1,77 @@ -/*! - -\page freeeditions.html - -\title Qt Free Edition - -Free (or open source) software is software that comes with a license -that gives users certain rights. In particular the right to use the -software, to modify it, to obtain its source, and to pass it on (under -the same terms). Notice that the term "free" is about rights, not -money. The Free Software Foundation (creators of the GNU GPL) speak -of free in this context as in "free speech", not as in "free beer". - -Trolltech supports the free software concept by providing the Qt Free -Edition. You can use this edition of Qt to create free software, i.e. -software that is licensed under the GNU GPL or a similarly recognized -open source license. Trolltech's support of open source with the Qt Free -Edition has enabled large successful software projects like KDE, to -thrive, with thousands of developers around the world using the Qt Free -Edition at no cost to themselves. Qt Free edition is available for -Unix/X11, Macintosh and Linux/embedded. - -The Free Edition can be downloaded from here: -\l http://www.trolltech.com/dl/qtfree-dl.html. - -It is also possible to develop commercial software using Qt: but to do -so you must buy a commercial license for the \link -commercialeditions.html Professional or Enterprise Edition\endlink. If -you buy a commercial edition of Qt you can sell your software for any -price and with any license you like. Thousands of commercial companies -use commercial editions of Qt to develop the products they sell. - -If you use the Qt Free Edition, there are certain licensing -conditions that the GNU GPL imposes on you, to ensure that your users -enjoy the freedoms guaranteed by the GPL. Users are entitled to: - -\list 1 -\i Run your software for any purpose. -\i Obtain and study your software's source code, and adapt it to their - needs. -\i Redistribute your software and its source code to others (under the - same terms). -\i Improve or modify your software, and release these changes to the - public. -\endlist - -These freedoms apply to 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. The freedoms also apply to any associated interface -definition files, and even include the scripts and control files used -to control compilation and installation of the executable; otherwise -users could not exercise their rights. - -This means that you cannot use the Qt Free Edition if your software -must be built with 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. In -these circumstances you must use a commercial edition of Qt. - -See the \link faq.html FAQ \endlink for answers to frequently -asked questions on Qt Free Edition licensing and its implications. - -More information on Free and Open Source software is available online: - -\list -\i GNU GPL \l http://www.gnu.org -\i Open Source licensening \l http://www.opensource.org -\endlist - -Information about Qt Commercial License Agreements is available at -\l http://www.trolltech.com/pricing.html or email -<a href="mailto:sa...@tr...">sa...@tr...</a>. - -If you are in doubt what edition of Qt is right for your project, -please contact -<a href="mailto:in...@tr...">in...@tr...</a>. - -*/ +/*! + +\page opensourceedition.html + +\title Qt Open Source Edition + +Open source software (also called "free software") is software that comes +with a license that gives users certain rights. In particular the right to +use the software, to modify it, to obtain its source, and to pass it on +(under the same terms). + +Trolltech supports the open source software concept by providing the Qt Open Source +Edition. You can use this edition of Qt to create open source software, i.e. +software that is licensed under the GNU GPL or a similarly recognized +open source license. Trolltech's support of open source with the Qt Open Source +Edition has enabled large successful software projects like KDE, to +thrive, with thousands of developers around the world using the Qt Open Source +Edition at no cost to themselves. The Qt Open Source Edition is available for +Unix/X11, Macintosh, and embedded Linux. + +The Open Source Edition can be downloaded from here: +\l http://www.trolltech.com/download/. + +It is also possible to develop commercial software using Qt, but to do +so you must buy a commercial license for the \link +commercialeditions.html Professional or Enterprise Edition\endlink. If +you buy a commercial edition of Qt you can sell your software for any +price and with any license you like. Thousands of commercial companies +use commercial editions of Qt to develop the products they sell. + +If you use the Qt Open Source Edition, there are certain licensing +conditions that the GNU GPL imposes on you, to ensure that your users +enjoy the freedoms guaranteed by the GPL. Users are entitled to: + +\list 1 +\i Run your software for any purpose. +\i Obtain and study your software's source code, and adapt it to their + needs. +\i Redistribute your software and its source code to others (under the + same terms). +\i Improve or modify your software, and release these changes to the + public. +\endlist + +These freedoms apply to 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. The freedoms also apply to any associated interface +definition files, and even include the scripts and control files used +to control compilation and installation of the executable; otherwise +users could not exercise their rights. + +This means that you cannot use the Qt Open Source Edition if your software +must be built with 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. In +these circumstances you must use a commercial edition of Qt. + +See the \link faq.html FAQ \endlink for answers to frequently +asked questions on Qt Open Source Edition licensing and its implications. + +More information on open source software is available online: + +\list +\i GNU GPL: \l http://www.gnu.org/ +\i Open source licensing: \l http://www.opensource.org/ +\endlist + +Information about Qt Commercial License Agreements is available at +\l http://www.trolltech.com/pricing.html. You can also email +<a href="mailto:sa...@tr...">sa...@tr...</a>. + +If you are in doubt what edition of Qt is right for your project, +please contact +<a href="mailto:in...@tr...">in...@tr...</a>. + +*/ |
