[Qt-interest] Legal question: Qt IOS static linking

[NoRulez]

Ok, 

so, if I add a link (to the official Qt website) to my license and wrote...
"This software uses Qt 4.7.4"

This is enough?

Best Regards
NoRulez

Am 02.09.2011 um 21:29 schrieb Thiago Macieira <thiago at kde.org>:

> On Friday, 2 de September de 2011 20:32:14 NoRulez wrote:
>> I had also one question about this problem.
>> 
>> Why I must distribute my app.
> 
> You don't have to give your app to anyone if you don't want to.
> 
> If you meant to ask "why must I distribute Qt with my app", see below.
> 
>> I thought that it would be a problem when I
>> change the sources from Qt, but when I create static libraries then I don't
>> touch the sources, so for my understanding I doesn't need to distribute
>> anything from my app.
> 
> That's not correct. You must still provide the Qt sources. The LGPLv2.1 was 
> written before the Internet became important, so it doesn't account for it.
> 
> Probably just giving the download URL from the Qt official website is enough to 
> satisfy the spirit of the license.
> 
>> Is this right or wrong? When can I use the LGPL version for commercial
>> usage, only when I use the dynamic libraries?
> 
> You can always use the LGPL or the GPL for commercial use. It's a myth that 
> they forbid commercialisation.
> 
> But they do come with strings attached. Please read them to understand what it 
> means to you.
> 
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