Nokia wants to build its edge through cross-platform software, and has done a deal to acquire Trolltech (via Engadget). I have known Trolltech as the company behind the excellent Qt toolkit which powers my favorite desktop environment KDE. But it also has its counterpart for the mobile world – Qtopia. [Continue]
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ifacethoughtsQt Goes GPLv3
Trolltech has adopted GPLv3 for cross-platform open source application development toolkit Qt. It is important to note that this is an addition to its availability under GPLv2, meaning it will be available under both licenses. This indicates that even KDE might go GPLv3 in its further releases. [Continue]
Qtopia OpenMoko’d
John Dorsey notes that Trolltech has open sourced Qtopia, their platform for Linux-based mobile phones. Trolltech seems have to have taken open source seriously as it had earlier open sourced Qt, which powers KDE. The proprietary version was always a point of contention in the open source world. [Continue]
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