the rumours are true! GTK is LGPL, QT is GPL big difference

the rumours are true! GTK is LGPL, QT is GPL big difference

Posted Feb 5, 2004 18:08 UTC (Thu) by fergal (subscriber, #602)
In reply to: UserLinux Moves Forward by aleXXX
Parent article: UserLinux Moves Forward

GTK does have a less restrictive license than QT.

GTK uses the LGPL. This means that I can link it in to a non-free app. If I make any changes to the GTK library then I must make them available but I can keep my app's cource code secret.

QT is GPL, so if I link an app to QT, I must distribute it under the GPL or pay TrollTech for a non-GPL license.

This makes GTK much more commercial developer friendly. It's not a rumour it's a fact.

By the way, I prefer KDE to Gnome so I'm quite happy to see that KDE is going to be supported.

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