[Development] Is it possible to submit my Qt application for iOS to Apple App Store?

[Pavel Mogilevskiy]

Looks like Qt 5 for iOS uses static linking. But I have commercial, 
closed source application. I don't want to provide source code, object 
files, etc.
If I got this right, I can't use LGPL version of Qt for iOS development 
and I need to by commercial one. Right?

Are there any exceptions in LGPL license of Qt for iOS development that 
allows us to use static linking?


On 7/4/2014 11:51 PM, Jake Petroules wrote:
> On 2014-07-04, at 04:31 PM, Pavel Mogilevskiy <pmogilevskiy at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone!
>>
>>          I would like to ask you if it's possible to submit my Qt
>> application for iOS to iOS App Store. I already sent the same question
>> to Qt Interests but
>> didn't get a 100% answer. Maybe here I will get the full answer.
>>
>>          What are requirements of submitting apps to iOS App Store? Are
>> there any restriction?  I heard that Apple doesn't allow to submit
>> applications that bundle dylibs to iOS App Store? Is this true?
>>
>>          Thanks for any information.
>>
>>          I'm using Qt 5.3.1 LGPL, iOS SDK 7.1. Application has been
>> written with Qt Widgets (non QtQuick/QML).
>>
>>          Thanks!
>>
>> -- 
>>    Best regards,
>>      Pavel Mogilevskiy            mailto:pmogilevskiy at gmail.com
>>
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>
> Yes, you can submit your Qt-based application to the iOS App Store, this is officially supported by Qt. It's true that you cannot use dylibs if you want your application to run on iOS 7.x or earlier. Future versions of iOS will lift this restriction.
>
> Regarding the other requirements/restrictions, please see Apple's documentation here https://developer.apple.com/appstore/resources/approval/guidelines.html and here https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/ for more information.
>
> Statically linking LGPL-licensed code such as Qt in your application also has certain legal requirements. If your application is open source, there is no step 2. However, if your application is closed source, the LGPL license dictates that you must provide a way for end users to re-link with a different version of Qt. Generally you'd fulfill this license requirement by providing the necessary object files and Makefiles to rebuild your application. In either case you must also provide attribution that you used Qt (in your about page or in the documentation somewhere). If these requirements are not suitable for your application, you may instead purchase a commercial Qt license from Digia here: http://qt.digia.com/buy/
>
> Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. Please contact a qualified legal professional for more information if necessary.
>
> I hope this answers your questions.

-- 
   Best regards,
     Pavel Mogilevskiy            mailto:pmogilevskiy at gmail.com