[Qt-interest] QtSql Oracle OCI driver and LGPL

Diego Schulz dschulz at gmail.com
Thu Oct 15 01:26:56 CEST 2009


On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 6:53 PM, Thiago Macieira <thiago at kde.org> wrote:
> Em Quarta-feira 14. Outubro 2009, às 18.42.17, Diego Schulz escreveu:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I've cloned the Qt git repository and just noticed there's a
>> /src/sql/drivers/oci/ available in the tree.
>> If I recall correctly, that was not traditionally available in the
>> gpl/free distribution.
>>
>> Has Nokia changed this?
>
> Yes.
>
>> Since when?
>
> March 2, 2009 (the Qt 4.5.0 release).
>
> Those drivers were kept private because they were incompatible with the GPL
> license. Ever since we licensed Qt with the LGPL, those drivers could become
> public.
>
> Whether you have the necessary headers to build them, it's up to you.
>
>> If I have Oracle 10g licenses, may I use the OCI driver for
>> personal/non-commercial projects?
>
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Thank you Thiago.

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