[Qgis-developer] License

[Marco Hugentobler]

Hi Sven

The qgis libraries (libqgis_core, libqgis_gui, libqgis_analysis) are GPL ( not 
LGPL! )

> As i consider to integrate the Libraries in our product, i wonder if I then
> have to give away the source code with it.

You are not obliged to publish it (e.g. using it internally inside a company 
is not considered as publishing). In that case you don't have to give away the 
source (see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-
faq.html#GPLRequireSourcePostedPublic)

But if you publish it (e.g. give it to another company, sell binaries, etc.), 
you need to provide the source.

Regards,
Marco

Am Dienstag, 1. Februar 2011, um 18.19:29 schrieb Sven Bauhan:
> Hi,
> 
> i saw on the Webpage that QGis is deployed under the GPL. Is this also
> correct for the underlying libraries or are they delivered in the LGPL?
> 
> As i consider to integrate the Libraries in our product, i wonder if I then
> have to give away the source code with it.
> 
> Thanks, Sven
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