[QGIS-Developer] QGIS projects - can they be licensed and/or copyrighted ?

Andreas Neumann a.neumann at carto.net
Wed Oct 30 05:32:50 PDT 2019


> * As an open source developer and  a user of PostgreSQL/PostGIS for many years, I'm 100% aware how GPL works regarding content and code: created content using a GPL program is not under GPL, derivative works of code is. (So Andreas, don't worry, be happy ;-).

Good - I am happy and relieved now ;-) 

> It was simply how to regard QGIS projects: It is content or is it code ?

Definitely content 

> A very small nibble: What about python code embedded in the project ?

That is a good question where I don't know the answer. It might be
subject to the GPL license - but not sure. I would be interested to hear
other people's opinion on this particular case. 

Andreas
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