Re: [PyKDE] PyQt application packagers for windows?

2004-01-24 Thread Phil Thompson
On Thursday 22 January 2004 2:24 pm, Roberto Alsina wrote: > Hello, > > I was just wondering. If someone writes a nice, very free (as in BSD or > public domain) app using PyQt, would it be legal if someone having a > windows license would pack it into an installer and distribute it? > > I know it w

Re: [PyKDE] PyQt application packagers for windows?

2004-01-24 Thread Phil Thompson
On Friday 23 January 2004 9:01 am, Ulrich Berning wrote: > Greg Fortune schrieb: > >My e-mails and phone calls with Trolltech addressed exactly that clause > > and they said it was fine even after I explained that strictly speaking > > it was a violation of that clause. They did say that if I expo

Re: [PyKDE] PyQt application packagers for windows?

2004-01-23 Thread Greg Fortune
Yes, that's true. But If you have already agreed with Trolltech by selecting that package for use that you will not do commercial development with that version of the libarary. They basically say "If you aren't going to use it for commercial development, we will *allow* you to use the GPL

Re: [PyKDE] PyQt application packagers for windows?

2004-01-23 Thread Greg Fortune
On Friday 23 January 2004 06:59 am, Paul Evans wrote: > On January 23, 2004 01:01 am, Ulrich Berning wrote: > > Greg Fortune schrieb: > > >My e-mails and phone calls with Trolltech addressed exactly that clause > > > and they said it was fine even after I explained that strictly speaking > > > it w

Re: [PyKDE] PyQt application packagers for windows?

2004-01-23 Thread Greg Fortune
I agree completely. You might consider contacting Trolltech directly and get written confirmation regarding this issue. Greg On Friday 23 January 2004 01:01 am, Ulrich Berning wrote: > Greg Fortune schrieb: > >My e-mails and phone calls with Trolltech addressed exactly that clause > > and they

Re: [PyKDE] PyQt application packagers for windows?

2004-01-23 Thread Paul Evans
On January 23, 2004 01:01 am, Ulrich Berning wrote: > Greg Fortune schrieb: > >My e-mails and phone calls with Trolltech addressed exactly that clause > > and they said it was fine even after I explained that strictly speaking > > it was a violation of that clause. They did say that if I exposed t

Re: [PyKDE] PyQt application packagers for windows?

2004-01-23 Thread Ulrich Berning
Greg Fortune schrieb: My e-mails and phone calls with Trolltech addressed exactly that clause and they said it was fine even after I explained that strictly speaking it was a violation of that clause. They did say that if I exposed the Qt api in my app and made it available to the end user (ak

Re: [PyKDE] PyQt application packagers for windows?

2004-01-23 Thread Toby Dickenson
On Friday 23 January 2004 05:25, Greg Fortune wrote: > It's not a matter of > the GPL allowing/disallowing this. It is simply the agreement between > yourself and Trolltech when you agree to the free license. But the license of the free edition *is* the GPL. (or, optionally, the QPL) -- Tob

Re: [PyKDE] PyQt application packagers for windows?

2004-01-22 Thread Greg Fortune
My e-mails and phone calls with Trolltech addressed exactly that clause and they said it was fine even after I explained that strictly speaking it was a violation of that clause. They did say that if I exposed the Qt api in my app and made it available to the end user (aka, the qt scripting com

Re: [PyKDE] PyQt application packagers for windows?

2004-01-22 Thread Greg Fortune
On Thursday 22 January 2004 08:44 am, you wrote: > > My understanding from both Phil and Trolltech reps is that this is > > perfectly > > acceptable. The only nit is that you must have a commercial license in > > the > > first place to write a BSD licensed app. If you write it without having > >

Re: [PyKDE] PyQt application packagers for windows?

2004-01-22 Thread Greg Fortune
On Thursday 22 January 2004 09:16 am, Toby Dickenson wrote: > On Thursday 22 January 2004 14:24, Roberto Alsina wrote: > > I was just wondering. If someone writes a nice, very free (as in BSD or > > public domain) app using PyQt, would it be legal if someone having a > > windows license would pack

Re: [PyKDE] PyQt application packagers for windows?

2004-01-22 Thread Jarek Zgoda
Dnia Thu, Jan 22, 2004 at 08:02:07AM -0800, Greg Fortune pisze: >I'm kinda curious what people are using to package up Python apps for >distribution though... I used Jordan Russell's Inno Setup (http://www.jrsoftware.org/) to package applications made with py2exe, but I think that usual (not com

Re: [PyKDE] PyQt application packagers for windows?

2004-01-22 Thread Toby Dickenson
On Thursday 22 January 2004 14:24, Roberto Alsina wrote: > I was just wondering. If someone writes a nice, very free (as in BSD or > public domain) app using PyQt, would it be legal if someone having a > windows license would pack it into an installer and distribute it? I dont believe so. The Qt c

Re: [PyKDE] PyQt application packagers for windows?

2004-01-22 Thread Ulrich Berning
Roberto Alsina schrieb: Hello, I was just wondering. If someone writes a nice, very free (as in BSD or public domain) app using PyQt, would it be legal if someone having a windows license would pack it into an installer and distribute it? I know it wouldn't break the application license, and I am

Re: [PyKDE] PyQt application packagers for windows?

2004-01-22 Thread Greg Fortune
My understanding from both Phil and Trolltech reps is that this is perfectly acceptable. The only nit is that you must have a commercial license in the first place to write a BSD licensed app. If you write it without having a commercial license, it will automagically be licensed under the GPL.

[PyKDE] PyQt application packagers for windows?

2004-01-22 Thread Roberto Alsina
Hello, I was just wondering. If someone writes a nice, very free (as in BSD or public domain) app using PyQt, would it be legal if someone having a windows license would pack it into an installer and distribute it? I know it wouldn't break the application license, and I am expecting it not to bre