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Why is Qt Open Source Edition not distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)? Why are you making Qt for Windows available under the GPL with Qt 4? How will the dual licensing of Qt/Windows affect me? Why have you not released Qt/Windows under the dual licensing license before now? Can I now use Qt for free everywhere? Does releasing Qt/Windows under a dual license mean that Trolltech is giving up the development of Qt for Windows? What is the difference between the Open Source and Commercial editions? What does the Qt Commercial Editions have that the Qt Open Source Edition does not? Can I also get an Open Source version of Qt/Windows 3? I want to dual license my software too! That means I can use the Open Source edition for development, right? Do you plan to offer Qt for Windows under the QPL? Where and when can I get the Windows Open Source Edition? Why isn't Qt released under LGPL? We have purchased a license, but the developer is leaving the company / project. Can we transfer the license to another developer? Can I purchase floating licenses? Can I develop commercial applications with PerlQt or PyQt or other Qt wrappers? Why did you change the name of the Qt Open Source Edition? I don't want to give away my source code. What do I do? I'm developing Qt software with the version of Qt that came with my Linux Distribution. Do I need to buy a license, then? Can we use the Open Source Edition while developing our non-opensource application and then purchase commercial licenses when we start to sell it? What is the idea behind providing Open Source (GNU GPL) versions of Trolltech products? I just want to run KDE and other Qt-based software on my machine. Can I do that with the Qt Open Source Edition?

I want to put Qt, and applications that use it, on a CD-ROM or on a web site. Can I do that with the Qt Open Source Edition? Is software based on the Qt Open Source Edition really free? Does it carry any Trolltech-specific license restrictions? What if Trolltech stops releasing Open Source Editions of Qt? Using the Qt Open Source Edition, can I make non-opensource software for internal use in my company/organization? Is Qt Open Source Edition really free software in the GNU meaning of the word? If the Open Source Edition is GNU GPL, aren't there license conflicts with incompatible open source licenses? How come people can even run commercial software like the Opera web browser with it? Must Qt Script code interpreted by the GPL'ed Qt Script interpreter in the Open Source Edition of QSA, be released under GPL-compatible licenses? What are the QSA licensing restrictions? Can I use your icons in my product? Why do I need to buy a commercial edition when I can get it for free? What are the Qt Open Source, Console, Desktop Light and Desktop Editions? Do I need a Qt license to be able to develop a script-enabled application with QSA? Where can I download Qt/Mac GPL? Who may use the QSA Open Source Edition? Do I need a license for all platforms I want to program on? What do you mean by Dual Licensing? What are the restrictions with releasing scriptable applications? Do I need a Qt license to be able to develop a script-enabled application with QSA? Can I use the Open Source Edition of QSA with my commercial Qt application? Can I redistribute the dll from my Non-commercial Qt with my application? Is a Qt/X11 development license required to develop Qtopia Core-based software? What is the program qtusagereporter?