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+ <h1>License</h1>
+
+ <ol>
+ <li><strong>When Qt Free Edition is Open Source, can I use it to make
+ commercial (proprietary) software?</strong>
+ <p>
+ <em>No.</em>
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ You will still need to purchase the Professional Edition to make
+ commercial (proprietary) software with Qt (unless, as always, you
+ release software as free/Open Source software).
+ </p>
+
+
+ <li><strong>I want to put Qt, and applications that use it, on a
+ CD-ROM or on a web site. Can I do that with the Free
+ Edition?</strong>
+ <p>
+ <em>Yes.</em>
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ You may copy and redistribute the Qt Free Edition, both at home and
+ at work, without restrictions.
+ </p>
+ </ol>
+The license is called the Q Public License (or
+"QPL"), and qualifies as an <a
+href=http://www.opensource.org/osd.html>Open Source license</a>. It is
+thus appropriate for people wishing to write software under the <a
+href=http://www.opensource.org/>Open Source</a> model where all source
+code to the software is made available to all users and can be freely
+modified and redistributed. <p> The QPL prohibits development of
+proprietary software. For Qt our <a href="/pricing.html">Qt Professional
+Edition</a> product is available for this.
+
+ <p>
+ See also:
+    <a href="http://www.troll.no/qpl/annotated.html" target="_top">Annotated version</a>
+    <a href="http://www.troll.no/qpl/plaintext.txt" target="_top">Plain text version</a>
+    <a href="http://www.troll.no/announce/qpl.html" target="_top">Announcement</a>
+    <a href="http://www.troll.no/qpl/comments.html" target="_top">Comments</a>
+ </p>
+
+<hr>
+<h1 align=center>
+THE Q PUBLIC LICENSE
+version 1.0
+<br>
+<br>
+<small>
+Copyright (C) 1999 Troll Tech AS, Norway.
+<br>
+<small>
+Everyone is permitted to copy and
+<br>
+distribute this license document.
+</small>
+</small>
+</h1>
+<p>
+The intent of this license is to establish freedom to share and change the
+software regulated by this license under the open source model.
+<p>
+This license applies to any software containing a notice placed by the
+copyright holder saying that it may be distributed under the terms of
+the Q Public License version 1.0. Such software is herein referred to as
+the Software. This license covers modification and distribution of the
+Software, use of third-party application programs based on the Software,
+and development of free software which uses the Software.
+<h2 align=center>
+Granted Rights
+</h2>
+<p>
+1. You are granted the non-exclusive rights set forth in this license
+provided you agree to and comply with any and all conditions in this
+license. Whole or partial distribution of the Software, or software
+items that link with the Software, in any form signifies acceptance of
+this license.
+<p>
+2. You may copy and distribute the Software in unmodified form provided
+that the entire package, including - but not restricted to - copyright,
+trademark notices and disclaimers, as released by the initial developer
+of the Software, is distributed.
+<p>
+3. You may make modifications to the Software and distribute your
+modifications, in a form that is separate from the Software, such as
+patches. The following restrictions apply to modifications:
+<blockquote>
+<p>
+a. Modifications must not alter or remove any copyright notices in
+the Software.
+<p>
+b. When modifications to the Software are released under this
+license, a non-exclusive royalty-free right is granted to the
+initial developer of the Software to distribute your modification
+in future versions of the Software provided such versions remain
+available under these terms in addition to any other license(s) of
+the initial developer.
+</blockquote>
+<p>
+4. You may distribute machine-executable forms of the Software or
+machine-executable forms of modified versions of the Software, provided
+that you meet these restrictions:
+<blockquote>
+<p>
+a. You must include this license document in the distribution.
+<p>
+b. You must ensure that all recipients of the machine-executable forms
+are also able to receive the complete machine-readable source code
+to the distributed Software, including all modifications, without
+any charge beyond the costs of data transfer, and place prominent
+notices in the distribution explaining this.
+<p>
+c. You must ensure that all modifications included in the
+machine-executable forms are available under the terms of this
+license.
+</blockquote>
+<p>
+5. You may use the original or modified versions of the Software to
+compile, link and run application programs legally developed by you
+or by others.
+<p>
+6. You may develop application programs, reusable components and other
+software items that link with the original or modified versions of the
+Software. These items, when distributed, are subject to the following
+requirements:
+<blockquote>
+<p>
+a. You must ensure that all recipients of machine-executable forms of
+these items are also able to receive and use the complete
+machine-readable source code to the items without any charge
+beyond the costs of data transfer.
+<p>
+b. You must explicitly license all recipients of your items to use
+and re-distribute original and modified versions of the items in
+both machine-executable and source code forms. The recipients must
+be able to do so without any charges whatsoever, and they must be
+able to re-distribute to anyone they choose.
+<p>
+c. If the items are not available to the general public, and the
+initial developer of the Software requests a copy of the items,
+then you must supply one.
+</blockquote>
+<h2 align=center>
+Limitations of Liability
+</h2>
+In no event shall the initial developers or copyright holders be liable
+for any damages whatsoever, including - but not restricted to - lost
+revenue or profits or other direct, indirect, special, incidental or
+consequential damages, even if they have been advised of the possibility
+of such damages, except to the extent invariable law, if any, provides
+otherwise.
+<h2 align=center>
+No Warranty
+</h2>
+<p>
+The Software and this license document are provided AS IS with NO WARRANTY
+OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF DESIGN, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
+FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+<h2 align=center>
+Choice of Law
+</h2>
+<p>
+This license is governed by the Laws of Norway. Disputes shall be settled
+by Oslo City Court.
+
+</p>
+
+
+ <hr>
+
+ <address>
+ <a href="mailto:deal@iwr.uni-heidelberg.de">The deal.II
+ group</a>
+ </address>
+
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