[Qgis-developer] Re: import proprietary code inside a python plugin

[G. Allegri]

I premit that I've already chosen a solution to bypass these issues: one,
common library and two plugins, one for qgis and one for arcpy. The plugins
will interact through pickling, sharing a common data structure from the
common library. This is the easiest solution for me to deploy (no servers
as with iPython or RabbitMQ).

So, at the end, QGis + GPL + proprietary = illegal.

But what about QGis + GPL + LGPL + proprietary?

It's not a perversion, it's something that we already have:

fTool + GDAL python bindings + ECW

giovanni


2012/3/27 Alister Hood <Alister.Hood at synergine.com>

> > Message: 4
> > Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:33:54 +0200
> > From: Tim Sutton <lists at linfiniti.com>
> >
> > > I personnaly consider that libraries should not be under a GPL licence
> > but a
> > > LGPL one, which keeps the opensource aspect while facilitating mixing
> > with
> > > other softwares. GPL is fine with end user software built on top of
> LGPL
> > libs.
> > > That said, it would require to relicence all qgis source code as LGPL
> > with all
> > > contributors agreeing to the change.
> >
> > I don't think this will happen soon both for logistical reasons and
> > philosophical - many of us who have contributed code to the project
> > would object to the license switch.
>
> Since QGIS includes a server application now, perhaps you should consider
> relicensing under the *more* restrictive AGPL ;)
>
> Does anyone know about distributing *only source code* as *public domain*
> for a plugin which links with proprietary software?
> I think it would not be allowed, but I'm not sure.
>
> Alister
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