[Qgis-psc] Request for Confirmation Regarding Permission to Publish QGIS-Generated Maps Under CC BY 4.0 License

[Lior Kaplan]

The license applies to the software itself, and affects derived software
liked plugins.

The maps you create with QGIS aren't affected by the software license, but
might have other requirements depends on source of data you used. E.g. data
from OSM has its own license.

Good luck with your article and the publication. Would be great to have a
mention that maps were created with QGIS, but that is not a requirement,
just an idea.

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On Sat, 26 Jul 2025, 14:10 Briton Kavulavu via QGIS-PSC, <
qgis-psc at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:

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> Kavulavu Briton Matata
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> Dear QGIS Public Contribution Committee,
>
> I hope this message finds you well. My name is Kavulavu Briton, and I am
> in the process of preparing a manuscript for submission to *PLOS ONE*. As
> part of my manuscript, I have included maps created using QGIS software
> using coordinates and data we collected in Kenya.
>
> I understand from the QGIS website that the software is open-source and no
> additional permissions are required for using maps created with it.
> However, in light of the publisher's requirement to release the images
> under the *Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0)*, I would
> like to be absolutely sure that I do not need any further permissions to
> publish these QGIS-generated maps under this license.
>
> If there are any steps I need to take or additional permissions required,
> I would greatly appreciate your guidance on the process moving forward.
>
> Thank you very much for your time and assistance. I look forward to your
> clarification.
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> confirm e1c97f4c9697cefcc0c3d664ff80b28fdd4365c9
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> Best regards,
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> Kavulavu Briton Matata
> Dip. PPM (UoN), BSc. MLS (Moi)
> MSc. Med. Microbiology (KEMRI-JKUAT)
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