ubuntu phone app license

[george wu]

Hi, Simos:

Thank you very much.
I got it.


George Wu








At 2016-09-08 16:53:28, "Simos Xenitellis" <simos.lists at googlemail.com> wrote:
>On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 3:22 PM, george wu <aihuawu2012 at 163.com> wrote:
>> Hi, all,
>>
>> a simple question:
>> If I use ubuntu sdk to write an app for ubuntu phone, what kind of license
>> can it be?
>> Can I make the code closed source?
>
>Yes, you can make the code closed source, or select any other licence
>of your liking.
>
>Here is a page that explains the licensing terms. The page is not the
>full licence, but a nice explanation of the requirements of the
>licence.
>https://www.qt.io/qt-licensing-terms/
>
>The most relevant paragraph is:
>
>"In case of dynamic linking, it is possible, but not mandatory, to
>keep application source code proprietary as long as it is “work that
>uses the library” – typically achieved via dynamic linking of the
>library. In case of static linking of the library, the application
>itself may no longer be “work that uses the library” and thus become
>subject to LGPL. It is recommended to either link dynamically, or
>provide the application source code to the user under LGPL."
>
>Considering that any ubuntu phone app has to dynamically link to the
>Qt library, you can "keep application source code proprietary", if you
>feel like.
>
>Simos
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-app-devel/attachments/20160908/bcccdd00/attachment.html>