[Qgis-psc] Just Use Postgres book: permission to use screenshots of QGIS

[Denis Magda]

Hi Andreas,

Thanks a lot for the quick reply and confirming that I can use the
screenshots in the book!

Also, thanks for providing the feedback. I'll keep using that screenshot
with the warning purposely explaining what it implies to the reader and why
it's important to address it. I'll highlight that the readers need to use
the authentication manager or at a minimum take advantage of the "convert
to configuration" button.

Lastly, thanks a lot for building QGIS. I enjoyed using it while working on
the book and will do my best to spread the word about it.

--
Denis


On Wed, Sep 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM Andreas Neumann <andreas at qgis.org> wrote:

> Dear Denis,
>
> You are welcome to use QGIS screenshots in you PostgreSQL book. You don't
> need to ask for permission.
>
> One remark though: the authentication method that you proposed in
> Screenshot Nr 1 (
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zwr3VgqeYtMfRkCmzhSA7SlbKFnscPj1/view )
> is not best practice. As this would store the credentials (username and
> plain text password) in the QGIS project file (note the warning in the
> screenshot). The recommended way is to create an entry in the
> authentication manager and then use an existing authentication, where the
> project file then stores the authentication id instead of the credentials.
> See
> https://docs.qgis.org/3.40/en/docs/user_manual/auth_system/auth_overview.html
> - or you can tell your audience that they should use the "Convert to
> configuration" button, which would create a new authentication
> configuration entry.
>
> We would really appreciate it if you could promote this PostgreSQL
> connection method using an authentication configuration instead of using
> username/password in plain text directly.
>
> Best regards,
> Andreas Neumann
> QGIS treasurer and PSC member
>
> On Wed, 17 Sept 2025 at 03:04, Denis Magda via QGIS-PSC <
> qgis-psc at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
>
>> Hello Project Steering Committee,
>>
>> I am authoring the manuscript for the Just Use Postgres book
>> <https://www.manning.com/books/just-use-postgres> to be published by
>> Manning Publications and am seeking permission to include screenshots of
>> QGIS in this work.
>>
>> In particular, Chapter 10 of the book is dedicated to the geospatial
>> capabilities of Postgres, and I use QGIS to demonstrate how to load and
>> visualize a geospatial dataset. There are 4 screenshots of QGIS that appear
>> in the section, and I've uploaded them to the following Google Drive folder
>> for your reference.
>>
>> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bFz7QxKpu_2c_io54tPfZD7AfwnClhky?usp=share_link
>>
>> Could you please approve the usage of the screenshots in the book? Also,
>> let me know if you require any specific wording or placement for the
>> attribution or copyright acknowledgment.
>>
>> --
>> Denis
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>
>
> --
>
> --
> Andreas Neumann
> QGIS.ORG board member (treasurer)
>
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