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54 questions linked to/from What can I assume if a publicly published project has no license?
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Is a software open source if its source code is published by its copyright owner but cannot be used without a commercial license? [duplicate]
Suppose I wrote a commercial program, and I publish its complete source code on my website. I retain all rights to the source code. No one gets any distribution or usage rights. They only have the ...
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How to revive an old GitHub project without license? [duplicate]
There is a project that has not been updated for 3 years, there is no license file there. How can I copy and develop it independently, making my own changes?
What is better, to make a fork or create ...
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Open source code with no license [duplicate]
I am looking at working on improving an app that has not been updated for several months, add some features etc. In the description of the app on google play it says that the app is open source and ...
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What happens if I do not add a license to my open source project on Github? [duplicate]
I just received a notification about the following issue from a project I contributed in the past: Can it be a open source project? (Since the source code is already open, I think the title should be ...
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What is the license for derivative work of a project in MIT with no license file [duplicate]
I have an open source github Library that i need to use for work, however there is no LICENSE file in the repository. The library itself is a derivative work (porting to another language) of a library ...
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Youtubers Selling Their Source Code [duplicate]
I have a very simple question. I have been watching some tutorials online regarding Android Java Programming and Firebase. A particular Youtuber does tutorials that are open to everyone and he shows ...
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Cannot find the license of a software (if it has any) [duplicate]
I'm interested into modifying Chat.Onion software to build an application on my own, I guess it's some type of free software as its source code can be accesed, but on the other hand on its github page ...
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I accidentally released some of my code, on github, without a licence, what rights (if any) do others have with respect to it? [duplicate]
Also, I didn't disclaim any warranty (which is typically part of the license). Does that mean others can sue for damage? (In the BSD 2-clause license this looks like: "THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ...
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Can I pack art assets from a leaked source code repository? [duplicate]
I am thinking about porting a commercial PlayStation game which had its entire development leaked. This game is SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge. The source code as well as all its development ...
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If source code is only labelled "copyright" - what kinds of use, if any, are allowed? [duplicate]
The specific example I have in mind is the code posted along with a descriptive article at:
Lines with Arrows, Charles Petzold, April 18, 2007, New York, N.Y.
In the article it simply says:
© 2007, ...
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How does GitHub's "forking right" cope with an "All rights reserved" project?
The GitHub FAQ states (emphasis mine):
You're under no obligation to choose a license. It's your right not to
include one with your code or project, but please be aware of the
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Can I ignore an open source license if I checkout a version that was released prior to the code having any license?
There's a package on Github that was released fully without any license and it stayed this way for close to a year. Then just recently after no updates since the initial commit, a License was added. ...
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Hypothetical conflict - incorrectly licensed code
There's a scenario that's been rattling around in my brain for a while. Consider the following example.
Josh, at Widgets Tech, goes to the internet and finds some code (GizmoLibrary) licensed MIT, ...
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Choosing the most restrictive open-source license
I am working on a not open source project. As I truly respect the ideas behind the free software movement, I would like to also make my own works open source whenever possible. However, I am not the ...
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Is my code FLOSS just because it is published it on GitHub?
Does publishing my code on GitHub make it FLOSS automatically? Is there some license automatically assigned to it? Is it "technically or say literally, open source"?
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