[Qt-interest] Question about the license of Qt-Creator

[Nikos Chantziaras]

On 06/25/2010 07:41 PM, Kari Laine wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am considering writing a development environment for the PIC BV513
> from Byvac. My idea is to take parts of the Qt-Creator and add my
> own stuff.
>
> How can I do this without breaking the license?
>
> For example I need to change the name of the program - this is probably ok.
>
> But then I will have codebase that is heavily loaned from Qt-creator and
> modified that is. And then there are my own code. How on earth I can
> attribute the bit and pieces to whom they belong?
>
> Would be ok to have a standard header on each file saying someting in line
> "Copyright Nokia - heavily modified by me" ?

Attribution is not required.  What is required is that the application 
that contains code from Creator is distributed under the LGPL or a 
license that is compatible with the LGPL.  And changing the name of the 
application is actually required.