Top new questions this week:
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So I found an old project that is GPL2, not hosted on Github. I fixed bugs in it, and want to post on Github. Can I distribute it under GPL3? In other words, is GPL3 a GPL2 with additional ...
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This question is specifically about GPLv3, LGPLv3, and Apple's App Store for iOS devices. Given
the additional restrictions Apple imposes on iOS users (i.e. not allowing them to modify and run ...
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In the FAQ section of the GPLv3, the Free Software Foundation presents the following entry:
Question: Suppose that two companies try to circumvent the requirement to provide Installation ...
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The most-relevant existing question I can find is Dual license Apache2.0 GPLv3 for a library with optionnal GPLed code and Bundling GCC along with my GPLv2 project, still, I could use some ...
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I am using AngularJS in a web app I am building, and I'm wondering about the legal obligation of disclosing that my app uses AngularJS, and whether I need to make AngularJS's licence agreement ...
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I am creating a new package that I would like to submit to Bioconductor. It's essentially a C code, which is called by R (using Rcpp).
One of the C functions within my package, is the C code of the R ...
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I'm developing a mobile app and I'm using GitHub for source code which is set to public, so I can show my friends.
I was using some free icons from www.flaticon.com/home , which required the ...
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My company is very sensitive about using open source software. A small team started to group licences in three categories: green, yellow, red.
Flutter is a library to create native apps for ios and ...
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Time and again, it is noted how frustrating it seems to contributors when their contributions are rejected (e.g. here, here, or here). That is why I am somewhat undecided about how to handle a ...
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I would like to publish code for an application under an open source license like BSD, MIT, or Apache 2 which allows for changes and derivative works to be contributed back to the open source project ...
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Suppose a program uses an API which has two implementations:
An MIT implementation which uses GPL libraries
A newer version of it which no longer uses any GPL libraries
Neither is distributed ...
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Or in more general terms: Can I take code which is licensed under a permissive open source license (like the BSD license) and distribute it under a copyleft free software license (like the GPL)?
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I recently saw something like this:
Copyright (c) Some Corporation
All rights reserved.
MIT License
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And then the MIT license follows. Now, from what I know the MIT license is one of the most ...
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What is the typical situation when some company is found to violate the some copyleft free software license and refuses to fix it?
Can the company then be forced to disclose any proprietary code that ...
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We are having a debate about whether we are allowed to package CDDL 1.1 licensed software like jaxb-api as-is with our commercial software. We would provide the licensing terms of CDDL 1.1 as required ...
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I modified a BSD licensed software and proposed the patch to the contributors. I has been discussed and refused. I'm respecting the decision not to merge the changes, however I want to provide the ...
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