> All these companies have in common that they didn’t read the Qt license agreement thoroughly and they didn’t evaluate alternatives to the QtDC license. They only have to blame themselves for their calamity.
Well, no. I'm allowed to think that the Qt company had something to do with it, even if you always have to be on guard when negotiating or signing legal agreements.
I'd counsel small businesses who do not have infinite time or legal resources to prefer Open Source products because evaluating the legal risk is cost-effective compared to evaluating proprietary alternatives. It's similar advice to what you get in this blog post, even though I'm not so cynical as to think "companies gonna evil" is a universal truism.
Well, no. I'm allowed to think that the Qt company had something to do with it, even if you always have to be on guard when negotiating or signing legal agreements.
I'd counsel small businesses who do not have infinite time or legal resources to prefer Open Source products because evaluating the legal risk is cost-effective compared to evaluating proprietary alternatives. It's similar advice to what you get in this blog post, even though I'm not so cynical as to think "companies gonna evil" is a universal truism.