[rnovak]

> So does Qt.

No, they don't. Not in any meaningful sense. They're offering to let you evaluate a bed, so long as your evaluation doesn't include sleeping on it.

> expect to dictate pricing terms after the fact

Excuse me, but who here has said a single thing about the customer dictating terms? Not a single person.

> I'm not going to talk about my work here.

The question was rhetorical, thanks.

> who wasted their time asking for freebies and handouts

No one is asking for either a hand-out or freebie. Potential Customers are asking to evaluate a product before paying for licenses THAT THEY MIGHT NOT USE. That is not un-reasonable.

[burchr]

That would be why there's a 30 day free trial, for potential customers to evaluate with: https://www.qt.io/download/#Licence-anchor