Future of Qt: Digia aquires Qt
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[quote author="lpotter" date="1344536761"]well, so far the only solution is 'find another job', and I doubt that will change.
Although since open governance, I can continue working on QSensors and QSensorGestures in my free time.
Which apparently I will have plenty of[/quote]Well, that' sucks, no doubt.It would be a shame if all the valuable knowledge gets lost and the flow of ingenious work from Down Under would run dry - whatever logistical, financial or organizational problems have prevented an immediate solution for Brisbane.
Are there any plans to work on as an independent company? Even though Digia (and KDAB, ICS or any other) can't offer you a steady employment now, there might be other ways of (financial) support which would allow you to continue operation - maybe until there is a definite solution.
Well, I can't offer you a steady employment as well - but I for would sure scrape together some money just to see you doing what you are good at. I know that might be a delicate subject, but I would actually love to see some fundraising or kickstarting possibility itegrated into the Qt Project to support worthy projects. The simplest form of contribution is still money.
If all else fails having a profound knowledge of Qt and a troll badge on the vita is definitely a huge plus when looking for new opportunities - especially now as Qt seems to get a new, great momentum.
I don't how it is there Down Under, but here in Middle Europe more and more companies understand the advantage and value of having employees beeing heavily involved in the stuff they have to work with on a daily basis and support or even reward contribution and participation.
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[quote author="lpotter" date="1344536761"]
well, so far the only solution is 'find another job', and I doubt that will change.
Although since open governance, I can continue working on QSensors and QSensorGestures in my free time. Which apparently I will have plenty of
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Best of luck mate.
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[quote author="Lukas Geyer" date="1344548076"]Well, I can't offer you a steady employment as well - but I for would sure scrape together some money just to see you doing what you are good at. I know that might be a delicate subject, but I would actually love to see some fundraising or kickstarting possibility itegrated into the Qt Project to support worthy projects. The simplest form of contribution is still money.[/quote]
A big +1 from me on that :) It would be great to see this kind of option opening, and I would be happy to pay (privately. Company I work for has commercial Qt anyway).
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[quote author="utcenter" date="1344546973"]So there is some gray behind the utopic view some people enthusiastically try to establish. Hopefully Digia will take you back, it wasn't Digia that closed the Brisbane office in the first place.[/quote]
No, but if Digia wanted to buy the devs there, do you think Nokia would have made us redundant?
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There is an update post from Tuukka: "link":http://195.197.180.217/en/Blogs/Qt-blog/Tuukka-Turunen/Dates/2012/9/Qt-acquisition-proceeding-as-planned/.
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Good news, thanks!
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Aloha! Apologies for the radio silence from Digia's side. We were finalizing the last bits and pieces of the acquisition of Qt from Nokia. The deal is now closed - YAY! Our goal is to advance Qt and make it the best framework out there. We can't do this alone and look forward to working with the Qt ecosystem. Let's do this together!
As the craziness of the transition settles and we finish combing through the hundreds of open items on our to-do lists, we are planning the next step forth for the future of Qt.
We want to continue the conversation with you, so please continue engaging via the forums on this site.
First order of the day: Let's get Qt 5 out the door successfully. Let's do it together!
As we gather our forces, we will be communicating and engaging more and more on this site. Bear with us as we regroup!
Smiles from the Digia Qt team
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Hi Katherine!
Thanks a lot for the encouraging words. I'm pretty sure the Qt community gains some more momentum now and we alltogether move forward our favorite framework.
Some questions that arise right now regarding the community:
- what about the certification program - will it be continued?
- will the Qt Ambassador program be continued?
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Hi Volker!
Yep - we are working on adopting the Qt Certification program. All the pieces are being put in place for that. As for the Qt Ambassador Program, we are exploring the best way to relaunch this program. We have to rebuild it as the program itself and the Projects were not part of the acquisition for legal reasons. More info on this will come soon!
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Nice to see you back in the forum Katherine. I'm hopping Digia will pickup Qt Ambassadors again, it's always nice to receive a Ambassador T-shirt once in a while :) Already send a contact to http://qt.digia.com/qtambassador/ . In the following weeks I will be presenting a 1 hour seminar in the electronic club of University of Algarve, about Qt. With or without the Ambassador program count on me to speak about Qt.
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Nice to be back in the forums! :) Thanks all for your support with Qt. We are collecting all your feedback and various emails on all your topics of concern. We will get back to you - please be patient with us. We are running in all directions, but are working on bringing it all in and focusing :)
