% a "traditional" dual license but so far have not found references to a
% a "traditional" dual license but so far have not found references to a
% scheduled relicensing practice.
% scheduled relicensing practice.
As part of the controversies surrounding adoption of the Qt library by the
Another important software project committed to a form of DOSP as a minimum
KDE project, various Qt copyright holders have also agreed to DOSP practices
guarantee. As part of the controversies surrounding adoption of the Qt library
by the KDE project, various Qt copyright holders agreed to DOSP practices
as a contractual backstop to ensure that future versions of Qt remain
as a contractual backstop to ensure that future versions of Qt remain
usable in free software. A series of contracts between KDE community
usable in free software. A series of contracts between Qt copyright holders and
nonprofit entities and Qt copyright holders include commitments to release
a KDE community nonprofit entity (the ``KDE Free Qt Foundation") include commitments
future Qt versions under specific license terms with a ``within a timeframe
to release future Qt versions under specific license terms with a ``within a timeframe
of not more than 12 months" relative to any proprietary
of not more than 12 months" relative to any proprietary
release.\footnote{See \otsurl{https://kde.org/community/whatiskde/kdefreeqtfoundation/}, which includes the exact language of the licensors' contractual
