[Development] Is Qt for Automation available under GPLv3?

[EXT Alex Blasche]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Development [mailto:development-
> bounces+alexander.blasche=qt.io at qt-project.org] On Behalf Of Sze Howe Koh

> On Fri, 8 Jun 2018 at 14:52, Frank Meerkötter
> <frank.meerkoetter at basyskom.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I would like to point out that Qt OPC UA, which is part of Qt for
> > Automation, can also be built with an LGPLv3 license as long as the
> > open62541 backend is used.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Frank
> 
> Thanks for your clarifications, Alex and Frank. Thanks also to Leena for swiftly
> updating the documentation:
> https://codereview.qt-project.org/#/c/231875/
> 
> Just to check my understanding: Is "Qt for Automation" essentially a
> package/bundle that contains the following modules and their dependencies?
> 
> * Qt Virtual Keyboard
> * Qt Quick Controls 2
> * Qt Quick Compiler
> * Qt WebEngine
> * Qt Serial Bus
> * Qt Quick WebGL Streaming plugin
> * Qt MQTT
> * Qt KNX
> * Qt OPC UA

These are software solutions addressing Automation related needs. From a marketing/solution perspective this grouping makes sense. On the technical side, only the last three are part of the Qt Automation package/release. All other modules are part of Qt itself.

> Is there any special tooling (other than what's already available with the pre-
> built Qt Creator)?

Note at this stage.

--
Alex