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{{Short description|Application platform}}

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{{Infobox OS

| name = Qt Extended

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| developer = [[The Qt SoftwareCompany]]

| family = [[Linux]]

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| kernel_type = [[Monolithic kernel]]

| license = [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] and [[proprietary software|proprietary]]

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'''Qt Extended''' (named '''Qtopia''' before September 30, 2008) is an application [[computing platform|platform]] for [[embedded Linux]]-based mobile computing devices such as [[personal digital assistant]]s, [[video projector]]s and [[mobile phone]]s. It was initially developed by [[The Qt SoftwareCompany]], at the time known as Qt Software and a subsidiary of [[DigiaNokia]],. and whenWhen they cancelled the Qt Extended project, as it wasthe [[free software]], theportion communityof createdit awas forkforked ofby it,the community and given the name '''Qt Extended Improved''' project, and continued building. The '''QtMoko''' [[Debian Squeeze|Debian]]-based distribution is the natural successor to these projects as continued by the efforts of the [[Openmoko]] community.<ref>[http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/QtMoko QtMoko page] on the [[Openmoko]] Wiki.</ref><ref>[httphttps://sourceforge.net/projects/qtmoko/ QtMoko distribution] on [[SourceforgeSourceForge]].com.</ref>

== Features ==

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* [[Windowing system]]

* [[Synchronization]] [[software framework|framework]]

* [[Integrated development environment|Integrated]] [[Development environment (software development process)|development environment]]

* [[Internationalization and localization]] support

* [[Game]]s and [[multimedia]]

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{{Infobox OS| name = Qt Extended Improved

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| screenshot = Qtmoko v26 Desktop.png

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| developer = Qt Extended Improved Project

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== Discontinuation ==

On March 3, 2009, Qt Software announced the discontinuation of Qt Extended as a standalone product, with some features integrated on the Qt Framework.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.qtsoftware.com/about/news/qt-software-discontinues-qt-extended | title=Qt Software discontinues Qt Extended | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090308203837/http://www.qtsoftware.com/about/news/qt-software-discontinues-qt-extended | archive-date=2009-03-08 }}</ref>

== {{anchor|QtMocoQtMoko}} Qt Extended Improved ==

The [[Openmoko]] community has [[fork (software development)|forked]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Qt_Extended_Improved | title= Openmoko wiki – Qt Extended Improved | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523100545/http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Qt_Extended_Improved | archive-date=2012-05-23 }}</ref> the final stable release into '''Qt Extended Improved''' (later renamed to '''QtMoko''')<ref>{{cite web | url=httphttps://qtmoko.sourceforge.net/ | title=qt moko homepage}}</ref> which, like its predecessor, is an application [[platform (computing)|platform]] for [[embedded Linux]]-based mobile computing devices such as [[personal digital assistant]]s, [[video projector]]s and [[mobile phone]]s [[dual license]]d under the [[GNU General Public License]] (GPL) and [[proprietary software|proprietary]] licenses.

Qt Extended Improved can run on several mobile devices, most notably the [[Openmoko]] phones: [[Neo 1973]] and [[Neo FreeRunner|FreeRunner]].

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* [[Nucleus RTOS]]

* [[Openmoko Linux]]

* [[OPIE user interface|OPIE]]

* Palm [[webOS]]

* [[Symbian]]

* [[Tizen]]

* [[Windows Mobile]]

[[File:Extension.QPK.png|alt= |thumb|[[File:Qpk.png|frameless]]Qt Extended data structure file]]

== References ==

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== External links ==

{{Portal|OpenFree and open-source software}}

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090302081224/http://www.qtsoftware.com/files/pdf/qt-extended-4.4-whitepaper Qt Extended Whitepaper] from Qt Software

* {{cite journalweb |title=Qtopia Screenshots |url=http://qtextended.org/themes/Trolltech/screens.php |accessdateaccess-date=29 June 2009 |publisher=Trolltech |postscript=<!url--None--> |deadurlstatus=yesdead |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228232015/http://qtextended.org:80/themes/Trolltech/screens.php? |archivedatearchive-date=February 28, 2009 }}

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[[Category:Embedded Linux]]

[[Category:Mobile Linux]]

[[Category:Personal digital assistant software]]

[[Category:Mobile software]]

[[Category:Software that uses QtOpenmoko]]

[[Category:Personal digital assistant software]]

[[Category:Software forks]]

[[Category:Software that uses Qt]]