[Qt-interest] LGPL and static linking

[Robin Helgelin]

On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 13:43, Thiago Macieira <thiago at kde.org> wrote:
> Due to the varying opinions on whether static linking is permissible, it is
> Nokia's recommendation that Qt users dynamically link their applications to
> the LGPL-licensed Qt libraries so as to ensure that the application source
> code, which a user may want to keep private, does not have to be shared with
> downstream recipients.  Ultimately, however, this decision is one of risk and
> the individual Qt user should make this decision based on the specific
> circumstances relevant to his or her particular application.  Some of the
> recent posts have stated a desire to have Nokia's position on whether static
> linking is permissible.  Because the LGPL v. 2.1 source code obligations can
> be enforced by any recipient of the application and LGPL-licensed library,
> Nokia's position on this issue is not particularly relevant and is merely one
> opinion among many.

What about Webkit? I was told that as Webkit is LGPL, I'm not able to
static link to Webkit even though I have a commercial license of Qt.
If this also happens with QtScript, it means that all licenses becomes
unusable for us if we still want to use the whole Qt stack.

-- 
        regards,
        Robin