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Can I use Apache 2.0 for closed source product?
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What is the difference between contributor, member and collaborator?
Awarded Sep 6 at 12:25
Against what does the Apache 2.0 patent clause protect?
Awarded Aug 15 at 2:33
License that requires attribution to end users?
Awarded Aug 1 at 14:38
Is GitHub "releases" section safe from malicious code? To be specific, does the binary match the code in a restrictive way?
Awarded Jul 18 at 3:21
Flutter licence and involved dependencies
Awarded Jul 10 at 7:22
How to properly assemble NOTICE file for new software under Apache License 2.0
Awarded Jun 24 at 13:46
Choosing the most restrictive open-source license
Awarded Jun 21 at 13:10
Using Material Design icons in commercial software
Awarded Feb 2 at 6:02
Of the differences between the GPLv3 and the AGPLv3 texts: what to make of them?
Awarded Jan 28 at 21:41
What is the difference between free as in beer and free as in speech?
Awarded Jan 28 at 16:37
What are the practical differences between MIT, Apache and BSD licenses?
Awarded Jan 9 at 11:05
Common practice on GitHub and license/copyright
Awarded Jan 9 at 3:03
Can I use JavaFX in a Commercial Application for Free?
Awarded Oct 1, 2023 at 4:10
Can I use GPL v3 licensed software in a commercial application that is accessed through web APIs?
Awarded Aug 3, 2023 at 23:55
What should be written in MIT license (year, full name)?
Awarded Jul 5, 2023 at 11:25
Why did Google make Chromium Open Source?
Awarded Mar 10, 2023 at 9:57
Is it socially acceptable to star your own repositories on GitHub?
Awarded Mar 7, 2023 at 19:21
Can I use GPL software to provide a commercial cloud service?
Awarded Feb 19, 2023 at 9:41
Is Fairphone violating the GPL with its newest Fairphone 3?
Awarded Feb 4, 2023 at 0:16
AGPLv3 source redistribution: when does it apply to my code for a server-side Java app using an AGPL-licensed library?
Awarded Dec 17, 2022 at 9:11
Security of GitHub.com
Awarded Dec 7, 2022 at 0:57
Is a license recommended for a private repository or is it pointless?
Awarded Sep 1, 2022 at 14:31
Do I need a commercial license for the QT framework?
Awarded Aug 4, 2022 at 13:41
Is Firefox really open sourced?
Awarded May 17, 2022 at 11:21
Is GPL "for research purposes only" self-contradictory?
Awarded Mar 22, 2022 at 6:11
Where would I give credit to an MIT licensed project, in an iOS app?
Awarded Mar 10, 2022 at 14:06
Is it allowed to dynamically link a GPL licensed library for commercial use?
Awarded Feb 24, 2022 at 9:08
How much of the C# programming language is open source?
Awarded Feb 21, 2022 at 10:55
How can a project be relicensed?
Awarded Feb 7, 2022 at 11:51
Does GPLv3 require attribution?
Awarded Jan 22, 2022 at 1:47
Can a non-GPL python program use GPL Python module?
Awarded Jan 16, 2022 at 19:21
Can I license my project with an open-source license but disallow commercial use?
Awarded Nov 5, 2021 at 21:57
What is the difference between LGPLv2.1 and LGPLv3?
Awarded Oct 4, 2021 at 15:48
Pros and Cons of using MPL-2.0 license?
Awarded Sep 27, 2021 at 16:40
Can i use a GPLv2 module in my commercial application?
Awarded Jul 21, 2021 at 19:26
What is the correct way to add license information to source code?
Awarded Jul 5, 2021 at 16:11
Is there a generally accepted "anti-copyleft" clause or license?
Awarded May 6, 2021 at 13:11
License for docker images?
Awarded May 5, 2021 at 20:40
I am using a MIT licensed module in a closed source consumer device. What are my obligations? [duplicate]
Awarded Jan 24, 2021 at 2:19
What's the difference between permissive and copyleft licenses?
Awarded Jan 17, 2021 at 20:05
What exactly is Tivoization and why didn't Linus Torvalds like it in GPLv3?
Awarded Nov 9, 2020 at 14:46
How to apply MIT license in the GitHub repo for fully free project?
Awarded Nov 2, 2020 at 16:31
How to use MIT license in a project?
Awarded Oct 16, 2020 at 11:04
How can a "crayon" license be a problem?
Awarded Oct 12, 2020 at 7:32
Can I use a Apache v2 licensed driver for a commercial project without revealing sources of the project?
Awarded Aug 24, 2020 at 21:03
What is the difference between FOSS and FLOSS?
Awarded Aug 8, 2020 at 19:57
Why is CC BY-SA discouraged for code?
Awarded Jul 9, 2020 at 21:57
Is keeping the forking link on a true fork necessary? (Github/GPL)
Awarded Jul 9, 2020 at 16:26
Someone open-sourced an un-open-source project
Awarded Jul 8, 2020 at 18:00
If I change the license of my project, can someone use the old license by navigating through Git history?
Awarded Jul 7, 2020 at 17:04
Use of BSD-3 Clause license and python software license for proprietary use
Awarded May 15, 2020 at 13:11
If I'm using a GPL 3 library in my project, can I license my project under MIT license?
Awarded May 2, 2020 at 7:46
Can I take BSD licensed code and distribute it under GPL?
Awarded Apr 27, 2020 at 17:18
MIT license and "All rights reserved."?
Awarded Apr 6, 2020 at 18:30
How can free and open source projects be monetized?
Awarded Mar 6, 2020 at 19:30
What exactly is a pull request?
Awarded Feb 8, 2020 at 22:30
What can I assume if a publicly published project has no license?
Awarded Dec 9, 2019 at 5:05
What is the point of including the MIT copyright text if you use someone's code licensed under MIT?
Awarded Oct 24, 2019 at 2:25
In 2018 if I use C++ Qt 5.10.0 to build a closed source application requires open source or commercial license?
Awarded Oct 15, 2019 at 18:25
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