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  • I think so, that doesn't mean anything legal

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Short answer: Yes.



Longer answer:



QGIS and its plugins are licensed under GPL (GNU General Public License), version 2 or later. This license allows anyone to modify QGIS and its plugins, as long as you follow the specified conditions. See the full text of GPL for those conditions.



Licensing requirements for QGIS plugins are explained on this blog post.




QGIS is Open Source Software and provides a great platform for third parties to distribute additional functionality to users through our plugin system. QGIS is licensed under the GPL version 2 or greater. ...
Under the terms of this license, it is a requirement that all plugins distributed via http://plugins.qgis.org (or through other repositories that may be self-hosted) should comply with the GPL version 2 or greater license.




Follow this link for the full text of GPL (GNU General Public License) version 2, as provided in the current (version 3.4) QGIS User Manual. Here's what it says about modifying programs:




You may modify your copy or copies of the Program or any portion of it, thus forming a work based on the Program, and copy and distribute such modifications or work under the terms of Section 1 above, provided that you also meet all of these conditions: (see full text of GPL version 2, section 2 for list of conditions)







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  • TL;DR = "too long; didn't read." Basically, it's a summary in case you feel like the rest of the answer is too long to bother reading. Although I now realize that this might be confusing on a question about the law, as it might seem like a technical legal abbreviation.

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  • mmm ok ... never saw this abbreviation ... lol

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Short answer: Yes.



Longer answer:



QGIS and its plugins are licensed under GPL (GNU General Public License), version 2 or later. This license allows anyone to modify QGIS and its plugins, as long as you follow the specified conditions. See the full text of GPL for those conditions.



Licensing requirements for QGIS plugins are explained on this blog post.




QGIS is Open Source Software and provides a great platform for third parties to distribute additional functionality to users through our plugin system. QGIS is licensed under the GPL version 2 or greater. ...
Under the terms of this license, it is a requirement that all plugins distributed via http://plugins.qgis.org (or through other repositories that may be self-hosted) should comply with the GPL version 2 or greater license.




Follow this link for the full text of GPL (GNU General Public License) version 2, as provided in the current (version 3.4) QGIS User Manual. Here's what it says about modifying programs:




You may modify your copy or copies of the Program or any portion of it, thus forming a work based on the Program, and copy and distribute such modifications or work under the terms of Section 1 above, provided that you also meet all of these conditions: (see full text of GPL version 2, section 2 for list of conditions)







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  • What is TL;DR ?

    – snaileater
    3 hours ago











  • TL;DR = "too long; didn't read." Basically, it's a summary in case you feel like the rest of the answer is too long to bother reading. Although I now realize that this might be confusing on a question about the law, as it might seem like a technical legal abbreviation.

    – csk
    3 hours ago











  • mmm ok ... never saw this abbreviation ... lol

    – snaileater
    3 hours ago
















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Short answer: Yes.



Longer answer:



QGIS and its plugins are licensed under GPL (GNU General Public License), version 2 or later. This license allows anyone to modify QGIS and its plugins, as long as you follow the specified conditions. See the full text of GPL for those conditions.



Licensing requirements for QGIS plugins are explained on this blog post.




QGIS is Open Source Software and provides a great platform for third parties to distribute additional functionality to users through our plugin system. QGIS is licensed under the GPL version 2 or greater. ...
Under the terms of this license, it is a requirement that all plugins distributed via http://plugins.qgis.org (or through other repositories that may be self-hosted) should comply with the GPL version 2 or greater license.




Follow this link for the full text of GPL (GNU General Public License) version 2, as provided in the current (version 3.4) QGIS User Manual. Here's what it says about modifying programs:




You may modify your copy or copies of the Program or any portion of it, thus forming a work based on the Program, and copy and distribute such modifications or work under the terms of Section 1 above, provided that you also meet all of these conditions: (see full text of GPL version 2, section 2 for list of conditions)







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  • What is TL;DR ?

    – snaileater
    3 hours ago











  • TL;DR = "too long; didn't read." Basically, it's a summary in case you feel like the rest of the answer is too long to bother reading. Although I now realize that this might be confusing on a question about the law, as it might seem like a technical legal abbreviation.

    – csk
    3 hours ago











  • mmm ok ... never saw this abbreviation ... lol

    – snaileater
    3 hours ago














3












3








3







Short answer: Yes.



Longer answer:



QGIS and its plugins are licensed under GPL (GNU General Public License), version 2 or later. This license allows anyone to modify QGIS and its plugins, as long as you follow the specified conditions. See the full text of GPL for those conditions.



Licensing requirements for QGIS plugins are explained on this blog post.




QGIS is Open Source Software and provides a great platform for third parties to distribute additional functionality to users through our plugin system. QGIS is licensed under the GPL version 2 or greater. ...
Under the terms of this license, it is a requirement that all plugins distributed via http://plugins.qgis.org (or through other repositories that may be self-hosted) should comply with the GPL version 2 or greater license.




Follow this link for the full text of GPL (GNU General Public License) version 2, as provided in the current (version 3.4) QGIS User Manual. Here's what it says about modifying programs:




You may modify your copy or copies of the Program or any portion of it, thus forming a work based on the Program, and copy and distribute such modifications or work under the terms of Section 1 above, provided that you also meet all of these conditions: (see full text of GPL version 2, section 2 for list of conditions)







share|improve this answer















Short answer: Yes.



Longer answer:



QGIS and its plugins are licensed under GPL (GNU General Public License), version 2 or later. This license allows anyone to modify QGIS and its plugins, as long as you follow the specified conditions. See the full text of GPL for those conditions.



Licensing requirements for QGIS plugins are explained on this blog post.




QGIS is Open Source Software and provides a great platform for third parties to distribute additional functionality to users through our plugin system. QGIS is licensed under the GPL version 2 or greater. ...
Under the terms of this license, it is a requirement that all plugins distributed via http://plugins.qgis.org (or through other repositories that may be self-hosted) should comply with the GPL version 2 or greater license.




Follow this link for the full text of GPL (GNU General Public License) version 2, as provided in the current (version 3.4) QGIS User Manual. Here's what it says about modifying programs:




You may modify your copy or copies of the Program or any portion of it, thus forming a work based on the Program, and copy and distribute such modifications or work under the terms of Section 1 above, provided that you also meet all of these conditions: (see full text of GPL version 2, section 2 for list of conditions)








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  • What is TL;DR ?

    – snaileater
    3 hours ago











  • TL;DR = "too long; didn't read." Basically, it's a summary in case you feel like the rest of the answer is too long to bother reading. Although I now realize that this might be confusing on a question about the law, as it might seem like a technical legal abbreviation.

    – csk
    3 hours ago











  • mmm ok ... never saw this abbreviation ... lol

    – snaileater
    3 hours ago



















  • What is TL;DR ?

    – snaileater
    3 hours ago











  • TL;DR = "too long; didn't read." Basically, it's a summary in case you feel like the rest of the answer is too long to bother reading. Although I now realize that this might be confusing on a question about the law, as it might seem like a technical legal abbreviation.

    – csk
    3 hours ago











  • mmm ok ... never saw this abbreviation ... lol

    – snaileater
    3 hours ago

















What is TL;DR ?

– snaileater
3 hours ago





What is TL;DR ?

– snaileater
3 hours ago













TL;DR = "too long; didn't read." Basically, it's a summary in case you feel like the rest of the answer is too long to bother reading. Although I now realize that this might be confusing on a question about the law, as it might seem like a technical legal abbreviation.

– csk
3 hours ago





TL;DR = "too long; didn't read." Basically, it's a summary in case you feel like the rest of the answer is too long to bother reading. Although I now realize that this might be confusing on a question about the law, as it might seem like a technical legal abbreviation.

– csk
3 hours ago













mmm ok ... never saw this abbreviation ... lol

– snaileater
3 hours ago





mmm ok ... never saw this abbreviation ... lol

– snaileater
3 hours ago


















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