PrefaceI'm having trouble determining if I can use the Qt framework for developing a cross platform desktop app.SituationThe app is open source, and the libraries it uses are also open source.So I can provide the source code for the whole app without issue.However, the app will be communicating with hardware that has closed source firmware. The app will read and write data from the device. Read data will be used to visualize what the hardware is doing. It will also update the hardware by feeding the device an encrypted firmware file, which its boot-loader (also closed source) will encrypt and commit to flash. LGPL and GPL licensed code will in no way be used in the firmware or boot-loader. QuestionsDoes the free LGPL version of the Qt framework allow me to keep my firmware as closed source? If so, does the GPL license allow for this use-case as well? EditI read something interesting on a similar question involving the LGPL and GPL licenses: As a rule of thumb, the GPL reaches as far as the address space of the licensed code.If I am reading this correctly, my Qt app should have no licensing issues.
Using Qt in Open Source App that Communicates with Closed Source Hardware
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