QNX Developer License Options

There are several licensing options for access and use of our software. To guide you to the type of license that is right for you, these examples may help.  In all cases, your use of the software is subject to the terms and conditions of the relevant QNX Development License (QDL) published through https://licensing.qnx.com/.  If you have any questions about our license terms, please contact us at: licensing@qnx.com .

A QNX Evaluation license is typically needed to use our products to develop software with commercial intent.  There are limited cases where you may potentially use our software under a non-commercial license in a commercial setting subject to the terms of the Non-Commercial QDL, such as to:

• Use our software for learning purposes, create training material, and to develop open-source software as described below for non-commercial licenses.
• Work on certain research projects leading to initial prototypes, subject to conditions (contact us at licensing@qnx.com to confirm eligibility).

A Non-Commercial license may be right for you if you want to:

• Use the product to learn more about QNX software, including working on non-commercial project in pursuit of an academic goal (e.g. in a classroom setting or as part of your academic studies).
• Develop training material or books describing how to use our products, including if you intend offer that material commercially.
• Develop open-source software (OSS) that is interoperable with QNX software, provided you make the resulting OSS publicly available at no charge.
• Build a product or system as a hobbyist or maker, without any intent of making it a commercial product or putting the resulting software or system into production use.

If you are eligible for a non-commercial license, your use is subject to the terms and conditions of the QNX Development License Agreement (Non-Commercial License).  Visit https://www.qnx.com/legal/licensing/document_archive/current_matrix.pdf for the current version applicable to the software you have licensed.

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