theia app based on Qt WebEngine

[simevo]

I wrapped theia as a standalone Desktop app using Qt WebEngine: https://gitlab.com/simevo/theia-app

This avoids the bulky Electron runtime (the executable is a mere 29 kB). Please consider including this version in your collection.

[vince-fugnitto]

@simevo thank you for your interest in the project and implementing an alternative to using electron.

From what I understand Qt WebEngine is commercial (paid)? The licensing also seems problematic for an open-source project, and does not seem to satisfy any of those present in the eclipse foundation approved license list.

[simevo]

Qt in general is dual-licensed, the Qt WebEngine add-on in particular is not one of the "commercial or GPL-only modules". This is confirmed by the license for the qtwebengine-opensource-src package in Debian main: LGPL-3 or GPL-2.

Not sure whether all this is compatible with your rules.

[vince-fugnitto]

In order to use Qt for open-source there are some terms that I'm not sure is acceptable for the community:

• https://www.qt.io/download-open-source?hsCtaTracking=9f6a2170-a938-42df-a8e2-a9f0b1d6cdce%7C6cb0de4f-9bb5-4778-ab02-bfb62735f3e5

The Qt framework is available under both open source and commercial licenses. This dual-licensing model is based on the principal of quid pro quo – roughly meaning “something for something.”

Simply put, this is how it works: In return for the value you receive from using Qt to create your application, you are expected to give back by contributing to Qt or buying Qt.

cc @marcdumais-work

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[marcdumais-work]

@vince-fugnitto I agree - I do not think this license will fly for us. Thanks nonetheless @simevo for the suggestion.