[Qt-creator] qt creator plugin license

[Davide Coppola]

Hi,

is there any restriction on licensing plugins for Qt Creator?

Do plugins need to comply to any specific open-source license?

Can they be released as closed source (lib only)?

Thanks
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[Konstantin Tokarev]

Post by Davide Coppola
Hi,
is there any restriction on licensing plugins for Qt Creator?
Do plugins need to comply to any specific open-source license?
Can they be released as closed source (lib only)?

Qt Creator is currently licensed as GPLv3, however there are exceptions

http://code.qt.io/cgit/qt-creator/qt-creator.git/tree/LICENSE.GPL3-EXCEPT

Second exceptions gives you permission to distiribute combined work
consisting of Qt Creator and your binary-only plugins as long as you share
modifications that you've made in Qt Creator's code. Please read original
license text, and also you may want to consult lawyer.

Post by Davide Coppola
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Konstantin

[Davide Coppola]

Thanks Konstantin.

The wording of exception 2 is a bit ambiguous, but I asked a lawyer who
said that according to his interpretation it covers my case.

I was hoping in an official answer from someone from the Qt company, but
this will do it for now.

Post by Konstantin Tokarev

Post by Davide Coppola
Hi,
is there any restriction on licensing plugins for Qt Creator?
Do plugins need to comply to any specific open-source license?
Can they be released as closed source (lib only)?

Qt Creator is currently licensed as GPLv3, however there are exceptions
http://code.qt.io/cgit/qt-creator/qt-creator.git/tree/LICENSE.GPL3-EXCEPT
Second exceptions gives you permission to distiribute combined work
consisting of Qt Creator and your binary-only plugins as long as you share
modifications that you've made in Qt Creator's code. Please read original
license text, and also you may want to consult lawyer.

Post by Davide Coppola
Thanks
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