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  1. Qt
  2. QTBUG-12147

Example code files have contradictory licenses

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    • Bug
    • Resolution: Out of scope
    • P2: Important
    • 4.6.2
    • 4.6.2
    • Examples and Demos
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    Description

      The example code generally seems to have a license that only allows use under the LGPL, and that explicitly forbids commercial use.

      This feels contradictory compared to what the actual documentation of some examples say:
      http://doc.qt.nokia.com/qt-maemo-4.6/maemo5-webview.html
      "In order to suppress text selection, this example introduces a helper class, QWebViewSelectionSuppressor. The class is standalone, so the header file qwebviewselectionsuppressor.h can be copied and used in any project."

      In contradiction to this, the file this concerns, http://doc.qt.nokia.com/qt-maemo-4.6/maemo5-webview-qwebviewselectionsuppressor-h.html, has the following license header:

        • $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:LGPL$
        • No Commercial Usage
        • This file contains pre-release code and may not be distributed.
        • You may use this file in accordance with the terms and conditions
        • contained in the Technology Preview License Agreement accompanying
        • this package.
          Followed by a normal LGPL header.

      This poses some problems if one would want to reuse this file directly in a commercial application, as the text of the example suggests is the intention.

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