licensing

ICS Recommends Qt Commercial Licensing

When launching a new project using Qt, you have to decide whether to buy a commercial license or use the free, open source version. It’s an easy decision. Free is better, right? Well, not always. Here's why. In a typical year, ICS works on more than 75 new and unique embedded devices based…

Changes to Qt Licensing

Some Qt licensing changes were recently announced (1) by The Qt Company. Software licensing can be a complex and confusing issue, and I've already seen some misunderstandings on the mailing lists and forums. Therefore, I thought it would be timely to give some of my thoughts on the changes and what…