Acknowledgements

Credits

We would like to thank our contributors, who are listed in the Qt Creator change logs for each release.

Third-party Components

Qt Creator contains the following third-party components:

  • Reference implementation for std::experimental::optional

    Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Andrzej Krzemienski

    Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt)

    The idea and interface is based on Boost.Optional library authored by Fernando Luis Cacciola Carballal

    The source code of std::experimental::optional can be found here:

  • Implementation for std::variant

    Copyright Michael Park, 2015-2017

    Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE.md.)

    The source code can be found here:

  • Open Source front-end for C++ (license MIT), enhanced for use in Qt Creator.
    Roberto Raggi <roberto.raggi@gmail.com>
    QtCreator/src/shared/cplusplus

  • Botan, a C++ crypto library. Version 1.8.8
    • Copyright (C) 1999-2004 The Botan Project. All rights reserved.
    • Copyright (C) 1999-2009 Jack Lloyd
    • 2001 Peter J Jones
    • 2004-2007 Justin Karneges
    • 2005 Matthew Gregan
    • 2005-2006 Matt Johnston
    • 2006 Luca Piccarreta
    • 2007 Yves Jerschow
    • 2007-2008 FlexSecure GmbH
    • 2007-2008 Technische Universitat Darmstadt
    • 2007-2008 Falko Strenzke
    • 2007-2008 Martin Doering
    • 2007 Manuel Hartl
    • 2007 Christoph Ludwig
    • 2007 Patrick Sona
     All rights reserved.
    
     Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
     modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
     met:
    
     1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
     notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer.
    
     2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
     notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer in the
     documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
    
     THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR(S) "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR
     IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
     WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
     ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR(S) OR CONTRIBUTOR(S) BE
     LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
     CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
     SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
     BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
     WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
     OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN
     IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
    

    The source code of Botan C++ crypto library can be found here:

  • ANGLE Library (Windows)

    Used on Windows to implement OpenGL ES on top of DirectX.

    The source code of ANGLE is part of the Qt libraries. For more information about the licenses used in Qt GUI, see Qt GUI.

    BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License

     Copyright (C) 2002-2013 The ANGLE Project Authors.
     All rights reserved.
    
     Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
     modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
     are met:
    
         Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
         notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
    
         Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
         copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
         disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
         with the distribution.
    
         Neither the name of TransGaming Inc., Google Inc., 3DLabs Inc.
         Ltd., nor the names of their contributors may be used to endorse
         or promote products derived from this software without specific
         prior written permission.
    
     THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
     "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
     LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
     FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
     COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
     INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
     BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
     LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
     CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
     LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN
     ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
     POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
    
  • SQLite, an embedded database. Version 3.8.10.2

    The author or authors of this code dedicate any and all copyright interest in this code to the public domain. We make this dedication for the benefit of the public at large and to the detriment of our heirs and successors. We intend this dedication to be an overt act of relinquishment in perpetuity of all present and future rights to this code under copyright law.

    The source code of SQLite library can be found here:

  • three.js (license MIT)
    Copyright (C) 2010-2015 three.js authors
    share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qmake/qtcanvas3dapplication
  • OpenSSL toolkit. Version 1.0.2j

    The OpenSSL toolkit stays under a double license, i.e. both the conditions of the OpenSSL License and the original SSLeay license apply to the toolkit. See below for the actual license texts.

     OpenSSL License
     ====================================================================
    
     Copyright (c) 1998-2018 The OpenSSL Project.  All rights reserved.
    
     Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
     modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
     are met:
    
     1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
        notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
    
     2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
        notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
        the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
        distribution.
    
     3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this
        software must display the following acknowledgment:
        "This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project
        for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit. (http://www.openssl.org/)"
    
     4. The names "OpenSSL Toolkit" and "OpenSSL Project" must not be used to
        endorse or promote products derived from this software without
        prior written permission. For written permission, please contact
        openssl-core@openssl.org.
    
     5. Products derived from this software may not be called "OpenSSL"
        nor may "OpenSSL" appear in their names without prior written
        permission of the OpenSSL Project.
    
     6. Redistributions of any form whatsoever must retain the following
        acknowledgment:
        "This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project
        for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/)"
    
     THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE OpenSSL PROJECT ``AS IS'' AND ANY
     EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
     IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
     PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE OpenSSL PROJECT OR
     ITS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
     SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
     NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
     LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
     HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
     STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
     ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED
     OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
     ====================================================================
    
     This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young
     (eay@cryptsoft.com).  This product includes software written by Tim
     Hudson (tjh@cryptsoft.com).
    
     Original SSLeay License
     =======================
    
     Copyright (C) 1995-1998 Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com)
     All rights reserved.
    
     This package is an SSL implementation written
     by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com).
     The implementation was written so as to conform with Netscapes SSL.
    
     This library is free for commercial and non-commercial use as long as
     the following conditions are aheared to.  The following conditions
     apply to all code found in this distribution, be it the RC4, RSA,
     lhash, DES, etc., code; not just the SSL code.  The SSL documentation
     included with this distribution is covered by the same copyright terms
     except that the holder is Tim Hudson (tjh@cryptsoft.com).
    
     Copyright remains Eric Young's, and as such any Copyright notices in
     the code are not to be removed.
     If this package is used in a product, Eric Young should be given attribution
     as the author of the parts of the library used.
     This can be in the form of a textual message at program startup or
     in documentation (online or textual) provided with the package.
    
     Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
     modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
     are met:
     1. Redistributions of source code must retain the copyright
        notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
     2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
        notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
        documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
     3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
        must display the following acknowledgement:
        "This product includes cryptographic software written by
         Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com)"
        The word 'cryptographic' can be left out if the rouines from the library
        being used are not cryptographic related :-).
     4. If you include any Windows specific code (or a derivative thereof) from
        the apps directory (application code) you must include an acknowledgement:
        "This product includes software written by Tim Hudson (tjh@cryptsoft.com)"
    
     THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY ERIC YOUNG ``AS IS'' AND
     ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
     IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
     ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
     FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
     DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
     OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
     HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
     LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
     OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
     SUCH DAMAGE.
    
     The licence and distribution terms for any publically available version or
     derivative of this code cannot be changed.  i.e. this code cannot simply be
     copied and put under another distribution licence
     [including the GNU Public Licence.]
     
    
  • Mesa LLVMPipe, 3D graphics library

    Mesa is a 3D graphics library with an API which is very similar to that of OpenGL. The llvmpipe software renderer enables the running of OpenGL applications without any hardware or driver support.

    Mesa is shipped as part of the binary packages for Windows (opengl32sw.dll).

    MIT License:

     Copyright (C) 1999-2007  Brian Paul   All Rights Reserved.
    
     Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
     copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
     to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
     the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
     and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
     Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
    
     The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
     in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
    
     THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
     OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
     FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
     BRIAN PAUL BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
     AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
     CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.