On Tue, Feb 01, 2011 at 08:06:26PM +0100, Marco Hugentobler wrote: > Hi Sven > > The qgis libraries (libqgis_core, libqgis_gui, libqgis_analysis) are GPL ( > not > LGPL! ) > > > As i consider to integrate the Libraries in our product, i wonder if I then > > have to give away the source code with it. > > You are not obliged to publish it (e.g. using it internally inside a company > is not considered as publishing). In that case you don't have to give away > the > source (see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl- > faq.html#GPLRequireSourcePostedPublic) > > But if you publish it (e.g. give it to another company, sell binaries, etc.), > you need to provide the source.
May I add: "... to the same recipients you deliver the binary". You basically need to give your _customer_ a better service: access to the sources and the license to modify it and redistribute it. --strk; () Free GIS & Flash consultant/developer /\ http://strk.keybit.net/services.html _______________________________________________ Qgis-developer mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
