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ML model license in contradiction to that of dataset

How can a Machine learning model have a less restrictive license than the database it was trained on? I know there was a similar question to this here, but I want to ask more specifically. I was ...
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Why aren't open-core model easier and cheaper paths for competitors to enter the market?

From When is open sourcing a threat to business?: The short answer to "when is open sourcing a threat to business" is that it is a threat when it allows competitors an easier and cheaper ...
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When is open sourcing a threat to business?

As how I understand the answer of the question How can free and open source projects be monetized?, the only time open sourcing is not a threat to business is when you dominate the market. Is that ...
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Where can I find a license file for Ubuntu linux OS/Distributive? [duplicate]

There is no any license agreement in the installation process (as I checked for ubuntu-22.04.3-live-server-amd64.iso) nor license link on their website (include it's terms section) nor license file in ...
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Include Tool under GPLv3 licence as an additional Unity executable - Is this approach viable?

Am developing an Unity game where I require the functionality of this tool (which is written in Unity itself) at runtime: https://boundingboxsoftware.com/materialize/ It essentially processes images/...
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How to use technically dual-licensed software?

From a practical angle. Say I downloaded some Open Source SW which is dually licensed, e.g. by AGPL and European Union Public license. Now I want to include it into my project. What steps should I ...
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Github and Non-AI license [closed]

As a follow-up of this question: How to prevent using source code as data source for machine learning activities? Is using of Non-AI license for works published on Github is compliant with ToS ...
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How to prevent using source code as data source for machine learning activities?

I posted some library in public repository on github. Say, I do not want it to be used for machine learning purposes. General question: How could this be achieved? Spoiler: I found some collection of &...
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Can I remove payment requirement part of a MIT licensed library

A library I have used has recently introduced a payment requirement, i.e buy a license code and enter it to be able to use the library. The library is however still MIT licensed. Would it be legal to ...
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What does GPLv2 say about adding or removing source files?

GPLv2 requires, when redistributing modified version of the source code, to notify in the source files the date of change. But what about removing source files? Is there any requirements of notifying ...
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Maintaining a parallel fork of a project that contains the original authors' company name

I have been working on my own changes to a complicated academic/scientific project whose name contains their organization (university) name that I am not part of, for example, if their organization ...
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Can I use blazor (MIT) and mysql community (GPL) for commercial purposes? [closed]

If I sell my program in blazor and use mysql community for the data layer... my blazor program would be under the GPL?, that is, would I have to deliver my source code of my blazor made in program?
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What are the licence implications of including comments from code licensed under GPL v2 in my own code?

I have written a Java class Sequence that presents a similar interface to Stream, but with some changes. For convenience I copied the Javadoc comments from Stream, adapting them as necessary for my ...
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Do EUPL-1.2 license violations have to be disputed in an EU court?

Section 14 of the EUPL-1.2 states: Jurisdiction Without prejudice to specific agreement between parties, — any litigation resulting from the interpretation of this License, arising between the ...
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Locking myself from ever changing license

Is there any way, that I can lock myself from ever changing the repository license to non open-source one? These is this trend with open-source companies, that once they gain enough press, and enough ...
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Short Weak Copyleft Software License

Is there a short weak (or strong) copyleft license? I like the GPL v3. The way that all its different sections interlock is quite poetic. However, this beauty comes at the cost of it being near ...
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Can I combine MPL-2.0 along with MIT and AGPL-3.0 within the same project?

I'm developing a new project, which uses the following licenses: ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── │ Package Name License ├───────────...
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GNU licence re-distribute abandoned project

I use a project that are licensed under GNU General Public License version 2 or later The code owner has abandoned the project and announced they leave it public as FOSS on github. The company with ...
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If I make my website open source, does it include page content?

Do open source licenses such as GPL or MPL include page content such as text and such within the open source file, or just code, therefore layout? Because if I go open source for my website can ...
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How do I properly put third-party dependencies under MIT on my copyright notice for a published MacOS app on the App Store?

If IconCast is the name of a close-sourced app I'm publishing that makes money, and AppIconSetGen, an open source library under the MIT license made by someone else that I made some changes to (which ...
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Is PostScript language copyrightable (Adobe license) [migrated]

Perhaps a repetitive question, but since a lot of things work on the PostScript language (even PDF is technically derived from PostScript), I think it is worth taking a look at this thread. In the ...
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Creating new functionallity for an existing project under MPL 1.1

I am currently developing a new functionality for an existing open-source project on GitHub (FusionPBX), and I have a question regarding licensing. The original project contains files with the ...
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How can I comply with the terms of the HPND license if I am using a library that contains that license in a commercial application project in python? [closed]

I have a PIL library that is for images in Python. I am developing a desktop program that is for commercial purposes. However, I am not selling, I only offer voluntary donations to users. The PIL ...
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Licensing compatibility for final user

I'm creating a new self-hosted open source software under the Apache License 2.0, but at some point of the development I figured out that I need an object storage to manage generated files, because I ...
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Can I use part of a MIT-licensed library as training data for an AI that will be used commercially?

Background: I am working on a business to provide support for independent musicians, and I would like to use this and this to essentially copy and paste this information as training data (I’m planning ...
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Can I clone and use a GitHub project that doesn't have a license? [duplicate]

There is a project on GitHub I would like to use. There is no license posted, and the author has not responded to a request for clarification. As per the GitHub terms of service, under License Grant ...
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When the project owner offers contribution on an issue that I am not the issue author, how long should I wait?

An issue looks like this: Author: There is this issue. Me: Offer some workaround. Owner: This fix should be made. Someone can make a PR for this. I wait for 2 days for Author to repsond but there is ...
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How to document removal of files for project under Apache 2.0 license

When I fork a repo that contains an Apache 2.0 license and I want to modify things like github-config or the build tools that have been used, it may happen that I want to delete files. How would I ...
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Is it possible to apply the GPL license to “built static libraries”?

Is it possible to keep the source code under an exclusive license, but apply the GPL license only to the built binary code, so that software that uses this binary code is subject to a GPL-compatible ...
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Is it possible to use AGPL with Go?

Is it possible to license Go source code using the AGPL? Every Go program gets linked statically with the Go runtime, which does not use the AGPL. Is this allowed to use the AGPL for my own code and ...
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File format convertor for open source and proprietary file formats

I want to build an application that will enable a user to convert files from any one of three formats, into any of those three formats. In order words, there are three formats: aaa, bbb and ccc My ...
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Docker image with proprietary software and GPL library

As a company we have a proprietary software, coded in Java and distributed to our clients in .war packages that they run on their servers. To run, the software requires a program licensed under GPLv2 ...
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Can I contribute device driver to opensource when datasheet is under NDA/confidential?

Let's consider a scenario where when working on embedded software, I had to obtain datasheet related to some chip from X manufacturer. This datasheet is not publicly available, but can be obtained ...
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Can support of GPL software legally be done in such a way as to practically force you to abandon your GPL rights?

I was looking to purchase a license to software from the author. The software is GPL licensed (I assume because its a Wordpress plugin - and thus compelled to be GPL). My interest in purchasing the ...
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Is it open source for allowing people who have access to the source act as if it's open source?

To make a sustainable living, we ask people who want to use our program to choose one of these options before receiving the source: Donate/pay X amount of money Volunteer/work for us for Y tasks If ...
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Can I use CIS Benchmarks to create a product? [closed]

CIS Benchmark is freely distributed under creative commons licence which says "use as is". CIS has several assessment and hardening tools based on their benchmarks and all of them are paid. ...
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Need Help Choosing a FOSS License for a Swift Package With Specific Requirements [duplicate]

Stack Overflow community! I'm working on a Swift package and am having some trouble deciding which FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) license to use. I have specific requirements and am hoping ...
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Open code, closed repo?

Has anyone tried to separately license their repository (e.g. Git) from the code that it holds? How did it go? (Sorry about the open-ended nature of the question.) Corollary to this question: what is ...
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How to handle breaking change due to company change of name?

I maintain on behalf on my company a few Java libraries, with a small yet non-null userbase. The powers that be have decided to change the name of the company, and while the plan is to hold onto the ...
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Making it possible to implement a patented algorithm with a MIT licensed library

Accidentally a few weeks ago I've implemented a logic into my MIT licensed public library, which has been patented by someone else some years ago. That library isn't only about that patented logic - ...
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Is user data part of an AGPL-derived-application?

Assuming we have a kubernetes application stack consisting of - among other things - MongoDB and Metabase. Metabase is APGLv3 licensed. We share the combined code as e.g. helm charts publicly on ...
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Netbeans Apache Autogenerated Code - Commercial Use

I used the design palette in Apache Netbeans to design a gui application. I have modified much of the code to suit my needs but some remains pure copy and paste. Am I allowed to use the autogenerated ...
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Does private GPL open source exist? if so, how does it work if mixed with public GPL?

Does private GPL open source exist? If so, how it works if mixed with public GPL? I read that a company may sell a binary under the GPL, and only people who bought it can have access to the GPL ...
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can a GPL service receive input requests from a proprietary software and provide specific output results?

can a GPL service receive input requests from a proprietary software and provide specific output results? obs.: the gpl service is a local machine daemon that just listens for new files in a folder, ...
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cc-by derivative or original crediting for just a part of a 3D model?

cc-by derivative or original crediting for just a part of a 3D model? Lets say I got a car and I just want one tire. The original work is the whole car, not only the tires, it could be called like &...
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How does the AGPL apply to services used in the backend? [duplicate]

If I have a publicly accessible web service that uses AGPL software via a REST API in the backend, how does the AGPL apply to the service? Would I only have to make the AGPL sources of the backend ...
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Can a UDK 3D interface be used to render the output of all the GPL text dungeon rpg games?

Can a UDK (unreal development kit, unreal engine) 3D interface be used to render the output of all the GPL text dungeon rpg games? So, lets say i implement a 3D AAA interface using UDK5 top quality. ...
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How can I denote content not covered under Creative Commons?

This Creative Commons Wiki page says of the embedded license: "you might specify what 'work' you're talking about" and gives the example of prefacing the license with "Except where ...
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Releasing a fork of a dormant project [duplicate]

I'm working on an open source project (Zscript), and it is dependent on a (Apache 2 licensed) build plug-in (Maven NAR). I have submitted some bug-fixes we needed to the plug-in's repo which have been ...
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Why it is not possible to create a proprietary fork of GPL?-or-later software?

Let's assume there is a project under GPL2-or-later license. My understanding is that anyone can take the project and make a fork with GPL2-only additions. They could also take the project and make a ...
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