License for networkmanager-qt

Mon Mar 14, 2022 8:37 pm

Hi,

I've been asked to decode the KDE framework licensing for a commercial product now in development. I am not a lawyer.

I'm trying to understand the licensing for the networkmanager-qt framework found at https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/networkmanager-qt

In the LICENSES directory there are copies of license templates for

BSC 3-Clause
Creative Commons Legal Code, CC0 1.0 Universal
GPL V2
GPL V3
LGPL V2.1
LGPL V3
KDE Accepted GPL
KDE Accepted LGPL

And in the individual source code files the headers include:

Finally, https://develop.kde.org/products/frameworks/ has the text

Frameworks are developed under the proven KDE governance model with a predictable release schedule, a clear and vendor neutral contributor process, open governance and flexible LGPL or MIT licensing.

So can we conclude that the networkmanager-qt framework is available under the LGPL-2.1 or LGPL-3.0 license?

What exactly is the the "KDE Accepted LGPL" license?

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
version 3 of the license or (at your option) any later version
that is accepted by the membership of KDE e.V. (or its successor
approved by the membership of KDE e.V.), which shall act as a
proxy as defined in Section 6 of version 3 of the license.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

Does not define KDE e.V.

If anyone has any suggestions as to where else I should seek insight, please let me know.

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