[Qgis-user] The license agreement of QGIS

[Raymond Nijssen]

Yes, all free! Use as much QGIS as you like!

However, if you are happy QGIS users and your organization is relying on 
the software, consider becoming a sustaining member. That way you can 
support the project, software development, bug fixing, upgrades and so on.

More info over here:

https://qgis.org/en/site/getinvolved/governance/sustaining_members/sustaining_members.html#sustaining-membership

No necessity, but very much appreciated!

Kind regards and enjoy using QGIS,
Raymond

On 08-12-2022 04:28, Brent Wood via QGIS-User wrote:
> The full licence is described here:
> https://docs.qgis.org/3.22/en/docs/user_manual/appendices/GNU_GPL.html 
> <https://docs.qgis.org/3.22/en/docs/user_manual/appendices/GNU_GPL.html>
> 
> Essentially it means you can install and use QGIS anywhere you want for 
> whatever the cost of downloading it might be (usually free). You can be 
> an individual, government agency, commercial business, etc., that 
> doesn't matter.
> 
> Note that if you do change the source code to provide some functionality 
> that you require, the licence requires you to make your enhancements 
> available under the same licence.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Brent Wood
> 
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> *From:* QGIS-User <qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> on behalf of Paco 
> Lui via QGIS-User <qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org>
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 8, 2022 16:01
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> *Subject:* [Qgis-user] The license agreement of QGIS
> Dear sir/madam,
> 
> I , on behalf of, Hong Kong Government, to ask some question about the 
> license agreement for QGIS, our Division want to install the QGIS 
> software for work purpose and I want to ask that need our division buys 
> a license or it is free? thanks.
> 
> Best Regards,
> Mr. Paco Lui
> System Analyst1/TECH
> Survey Division, Highways Department, Hong Kong Government
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