That's true just didn't want to over complicate it, but yes it's always GPL
On Thu, 16 Jun 2016 4:36 pm Matthias Kuhn <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Nathan, > > I always thought that they are GPL even when you don't share them. The > important clauses just don't trigger. > > Matthias > > On 06/15/2016 11:54 PM, Nathan Woodrow wrote: > > Hey Fox, > > > > QGIS plugins are always GPL no matter what (unless you don't share > > them). So yes QGIS and QGIS plugins both have the same copyright (well > > copyleft really) licence. > > > > You are free to use a plugin for what ever purpose you see fit. > > > > Regards, > > > > On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 2:08 AM, Fox Underwood <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > QGIS, with citation, can be used for research. Can QGIS plugins > > (installable from the plugin list within QGIS Desktop), with > > citation, also be used for research? In other words, if someone > > creates a plugin that's added to the repository, does the plugin > > then fall under all the same usage and copyright rules that QGIS > does? > > > > I realise it's splitting hairs and I'm sure it's alright to use the > > plugin in research (citing both QGIS and the plugin creator > > separately), but I was asked to look into plugin use for copyright > > reasons before creating more figures and submitting a paper. I > > emailed the plugin developer to ask permission to use the plugin for > > research purposes. Since I haven't heard back, I thought I'd ask > > QGIS developers about usage of plugins found in the repository. > > > > This page referred me to the QGIS developer mailing list: > > > http://hub.qgis.org/projects/quantum-gis/wiki/QGIS_Citation_Repository > > > > Clarification would be much appreciated. I'm quite happy to be using > > QGIS for research now! > > > > Fox > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Qgis-developer mailing list > > [email protected] <mailto: > [email protected]> > > List info: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > > Unsubscribe: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Qgis-developer mailing list > > [email protected] > > List info: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > > Unsubscribe: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-developer mailing list > [email protected] > List info: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > Unsubscribe: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
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