Mandrake 7.0 ( for integrated debugger ) - AND - legal question

[Serge Lussier]

HI jbb anf All - This is a long message.
 - I want to apologize for the late response, and more important
the fact that I did not install the latest Kdevlop version to test
against Mandrake 7.0 . I'm sorry.

The reason is because I am in a huge rush at work. So rush than I have
to work also at home .
I am writing software for monitoring our jukebox's transactions over PPP
/ TCP/IP  communications.
( server / client/ presentation client  applications)  Maybe you're
wondering why I'm exposing my situation...

Here is why - ( if you're curious ) because I'm going to ask a delicate
question regarding the GPL licenses.

- My employer is Touchtunes Music Corporation. ( NASDAC: TTMC  )
  Or Touchtunes Digital Jukebox ( here in Canada ).
  Take a look at www.touchtunes.com if you want more informations.

The fist two parts of my project is done ( client/ server) they are
deamons-like processes with no need of
user interface running on Linux machines. I've made it  in c/c++.

Here is my delicate situation:
 - Now I have to write a client application which will display the
status of our machines ( touchutnes servers,
 jukebox  status etc... ). Thus, a GUI client for the network operator
and other development departments.
I want to point this:  Because I'm processing confidential and internal
information, I can't relase to public any software I make in the
company.  This software is for internal use only.

During the development , I wrote a GUI for testing the first two parts
to visualize my tests.
And yes, I've made it with the help of Kdevelop under KDE/QT on my Linux
workstation at work AND at home.
During hte development, I was really impressed of how it is easy with
Kdevelop, KDE and QT .
So pleased, than I started to make my GUI test client more complex and
complete.

 - BUT, since I don't understand the KDE/QT and Kdevelop licenses and
how I can make my employer
to  go into legal complications, -AND- before I continue, I'm scared
that I'm violating the QT / KDE /Kdevelop CopyRights.
I don;t have GUI development experiences. Thus I wish I could keep using
QT/KDE/Kdevelop at work
for our internal use. And my employer does not have enough budget for
tools without a serious study of a project.
( QT Windows/UNIX commercial license is  about $30000 can. ... OUCH! ).

 - This only invoque the GUI/client part of the project. If I'm
violating any thing, I will destroy
all of what I made with QT/KDE/Kdevelop tools.

I was planning to write it in JAVA because of the multi-platform
facilities, tools we already have payed the
legal fees.  ( .. and also M$-Visual C++ $$$ -:(  wich I won't touch and
thing about ).

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Then, can I write the third part ( Presentation client ) using
KDE/QT/Kdevelop ?

 - I 'm really screwed with the QT Linux CopyRights I can't catch  the
usage limits under Linux
    againdt the professionnal QT licenses.
 - I don;t want to involve my chief project at wok with legal stuff. ( I
don;t want him to know for now )...
 - This GUI software is not going to be used for profits/commercial
usage - only as an internal tool.
 - I just started to have some professionnal implications. So I'm a
newbie...
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HELP!

thanx very much for your attention and your help.

Regards,
Serge Lussier,
ICQ#53409121
Learning the wonderful world of Linux at:
lusse at videotron.ca -> at home
but still intensively playing M$-Windows Tribbes game as
-|ll|-LinuxBretz player
on the < Cain's Lair  > server. - EVERY DAY -


lusse at touchtunes.com -> at work.