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I've spent couple of hours trying to understand how licensing works:
main point is of course the old good LGPL vs GPL software.
I would like to see if I get the right picture, and introduce who's unaware to some short explanation about licensing:
- Who uses GPLed sources for his projects has to distribute under gpl.
- Who uses LGPL can afterwards distribute under the same LGPL, increasing to GPL or pay for the commercial licensing for commercial distribution.
I'm right?
So couple of examples:
if I develop with QT, (lgpl) i should distribute my software for free under LGPL or GPL. If I'm willing to SELL it on OVI, or Android Market, there's no other way than paying for the commercial license.
If I use GPLed sources, i should provide them also with my sources code. And this is mandatory!!!

please some license guru, confirm or correct... 'couse I was dreaming about distributing for free the same app here and sell it for the Iphones. and this shall not be. (right?)