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License for product using modified Victron software

My company is developing a product that includes several Victron products including a Cerbo GX and a GX Touch 50. We want to modify a .qml file to change the information displayed in the tiles on the screen.
A coworker asked me if we need a commercial QT license to sell a product with modified Victron code, and I realized I have no idea. What license does Victron use, and does it permit this kind of modification and redistribution?
If it matters, the modifications are very minor. In the file OverviewTiles.qml, we change an icon filename and replace the displayed current time with the time remaining for the battery. It's about 4 lines added/modified.

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mvader (Victron Energy) answered ·

Hi, in Venus OS, we use QT under the open source licenses. Not the commercial ones.


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Thanks! That's the info I needed.
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nickdb answered ·

The GX and venus OS that it runs is open source:

https://www.victronenergy.com/live/open_source:start


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