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Why is the ath10k driver nonfree if it ships with Linux?
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Strong open-source license that forbids limiting innovation
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Are there any existing licenses for a limited proprietary period, going open source in the future?
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How to give attribution for Open Source Licenses used in commercial SaaS web-applications?
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Can someone re-license an adaptation of my CC BY-NC materials under commercial terms?
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Is it possible to be open source but restrict distribution of compiled binaries?
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Interactive tool to identify license based on the license text
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Can I use Apache 2.0 licensed project inside my BSD 3-clause licensed project?
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Why do some, but not all, 100% Free Software distros rebrand Firefox?
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GPL compliance when license was not provided? (You unknowingly derived from code that was in breach of GPL)
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Is GNU's stance on what constitutes a 'single combined program' universally accepted?
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Which license for a project combining MIT libraries and GPL modified files?
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Red Hat acquires Ansible - why?
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What happens if I share code online without any licence declaration?
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Is there a free open source version of Android SDK available for use?
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Open Source license which allows only me for commercial use [duplicate]
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License violation within git history
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Why do I have to accept license agreements for the Android SDK?
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Does using an AGPL 3.0 software via its REST API force to disclose source from calling software? [duplicate]
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An open-source license that seems impossible to comply with
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Can I use proprietary library in a GPL-Compatible library loaded on a gpl Program?
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Are license headers required under the AGPLv3?
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Allowed uses of a software licensed under CC-BY-NC license
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GitHub repository ownership when working for a company
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Fix backtick formatting in GNU GPLv3 license
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Java OpenJDK GPL license with CLASSPATH EXCEPTION
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Can I reuse Pokemon images from Bulbapedia for making a boot screen theme in Ubuntu?
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An LGPL library inside a proprietary Android app
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How does GPL differ from CC BY-NC-SA?
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Is it legal to repackage GPL software and sell it on Microsoft Store, like GIMP?
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Why is the GNU GPL v3 compatible with the Apache License v2.0?
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What is the meaning of "internal use" in the GPL 3?
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Is the MIT license suitable for documentation?
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Can someone other than the original author contribute downstream changes to an upstream repo?
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How to show MIT License on Icons
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How to use GPLv3 in open source project?
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"Pure Copyleft" Software Licenses? (with no additional restrictions)
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How to legally use Jekyll themes by others?
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Can my paid WordPress plugin have a proprietary license?
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Do I need to display copyright information of third-party libraries?
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Distribution of open source software between different legal entities
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How can I license my GitHub Page hosted in a open-source template?
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How do I choose a suitable license for my academic software? [closed]
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GNU GPL v2 - Using libraries?
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What permissions does LGPL-3.0 grant if the licensed work links against a proprietary library?
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Do I have to include attribution and license files for an LGPL-licensed library together with a "work that uses the library"?
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What's the meaning (qualifications) of "machine" in GPL's "machine-readable source code"?
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If I use an LGPL library do I have to release the full source code of my project?
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If the SIFT algorithm for vision is out of patent, can it be included in open source?
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Is there any foundation publishing open-source application on App Store for free?
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Get the list of projects which depend on given library
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Do physical assets created directly from GPLed, copyleft digital designs (not programs or libraries) acquire the same license?
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Using GPL-covered dataset in non-GPL code
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Can I use a AGPL/GPL package and software for closed-source backend API?
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What are the main steps to convert a currently closed source project into an open source one?
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Can I convert an Apache 2.0 project to GPLv2
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Do I need to provide build/install instructions for LGPL-2.1 or AGPL-3.0 licensed libraries?
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While working at my last company, I wrote some code under the AGPL license. Am I allowed to reuse the code I wrote into my personal project?
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Closed source plugin for a GPLv2 application
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Can I (commercially) redistribute copies of software under GPLv3?
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