Qt 5.9 LTS – End of Life Andy Shaw 13 May 2020
Overview • Introduction to Qt Support • Qt versions overview • Qt 5.9 – Why is support stopped? • Options moving forward 2 13 May 2020 Qt 5.9 LTS / Andy Shaw
Introduction to Qt Support › Brought to you by our team across the world › China, Finland, Japan, Norway, US › Andy Shaw › Been working with Qt since 2000 Started back in the Trolltech time Been in support ever since Feedback from customers in 2019 on scale of 1 to 5 (2027 responses) Service level: 4.59 Technical level: 4.59 Answer time: 4.63 3 13 May 2020 Qt 5.9 LTS / Andy Shaw
Qt Support – Standard Support › Guaranteed response within 2 business days › Support on the APIs, functions, methods, techniques › Workarounds/bug fixes where possible for any bugs encountered › Increased priority for reported bugs in the bug tracker 4 13 May 2020 Qt 5.9 LTS / Andy Shaw
Qt Support – Premium Support › All of the standard features plus : › Guaranteed response in 1 business day › Dedicated Support Engineer › Highest priority for reported bugs in bug tracker › Full application code analysis and debugging › Remote desktop assistance and troubleshooting 5 13 May 2020 Qt 5.9 LTS / Andy Shaw
Qt Support – Extended Lifetime › Support for a version which has reached End-of-Life › On top of the existing support level (standard or premium) › Contact us for more information! - https://www.qt.io/qt-support 6 13 May 2020 Qt 5.9 LTS / Andy Shaw
Qt versions overview › Currently supported › Qt 5.9 (LTS) – until May 2020 › Qt 5.12 (LTS) – until December 2021 › Qt 5.13 – until June 2020 › Qt 5.14 – until December 2020 › Normal releases › Supported for 1 year after the day of release of the .0 version › Long term supported (LTS) releases › Supported for 3 years after the day of release of the .0 version 7 13 May 2020 Qt 5.9 LTS / Andy Shaw
Qt 5.9 – Why will support be stopped? › Qt 5.9.0 was released 31st May 2017 › LTS release means it was supported for 3 years › Reaches EOL on 31st May 2020 › Since superseded by 2 LTS versions › 5.12 and 5.15 › Qt 5.9 was second LTS release in Qt 5 › Has had 9 releases in total › Qt 5.12 has 8 releases with more to come › Qt 5.15 just released with more to come 8 13 May 2020 Qt 5.9 LTS / Andy Shaw
Options moving forward › Option 1 – Move to Qt 5.15 LTS › Qt 5.15 is source and binary compatible with Qt 5.9 › Just a case of updating Qt to the latest Qt 5.15 version and compile and run › Qt 5.15 has a lot of new features over Qt 5.9 › New modules – Qt Network Authorization, Qt Speech, Qt WebGL Streaming Plugin, Qt Lottie, Qt Quick Timeline, Qt Quick 3D, Qt PDF › New platforms - Qt for WebAssembly › Support for OpenSSL 1.1 › Much improved HighDPI support › Plus many fixes in terms of stability 9 13 May 2020 Qt 5.9 LTS / Andy Shaw
Option 2 – Stick with Qt 5.9 LTS › If your license allows you, then you can continue to use Qt 5.9 without support › Not required to upgrade! › No more new releases › Extended lifetime support available for those who need it › Extended lifetime enables you to continue to get support for Qt 5.9 on the platforms that were supported › macOS 10.10 › iOS 8 + 9 › Qt for Device Creation platforms too › Enables you to continue to use this version with the same level of confidence as other versions › If you find a bug then it will be investigated and a fix/workaround provided where possible 10 › Same high level of support that you have come to expect from the support team 13 May 2020 Qt 5.9 LTS / Andy Shaw
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