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46 questions linked to/from So the GPL doesn't restrict the creator of the software in any way?
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Can you commercialize your own GPL product? [duplicate]
I've been wanting to make my own open-source project under the GPL. However, I was thinking of making a paid "professional" version that adds features that are closed-source. Is this possible?
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Does the GPL/RPL Apply to me as Well? [duplicate]
I want to create a commercial application, but I want to make a significant portion of my back-end open source. It applies some really interesting math that I want people to learn from, but I don't ...
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GPL copyright owner copyleft [duplicate]
If a GPL owner decides to make their code close sourced, say to make a derivative work for themselves (maybe commercialize), what steps should they take?
If they need to rewrite their code, what ...
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Need Help Choosing a FOSS License for a Swift Package With Specific Requirements [duplicate]
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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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If the original author updates their program, is it now a modified work? [duplicate]
Lets say programmer Ed has made program foo and the program is licensed under the GPL license. If Ed updates his program, is that now a derivative or modified work? What if John contributes to ...
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Do I own GPLv3 code that I wrote? [duplicate]
This is a hypothetical question, that has not happened, so please no advice. If I publish some code on GitHub with the GPLv3 license, then want to use that code in proprietary software that I will ...
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Can I close source a derivative work of an OSS project I am the copyright holder? [duplicate]
I have a new project that will be open source, but want a fork to override some implementations just for me. (a package inside a Go project)
I am the copyright holder of the project (upstream)
I have ...
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Is CC-BY-NC-ND compatible with CC-BY for scientific publication? [duplicate]
If I submit a scientific article under the CC-BY license to arXiv, can I license derivative works (later peer-reviewed versions of the article) under the CC-BY-NC-ND license? I am dealing with ...
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Do I need to share source code with GPL/AGPL if I am the owner? [duplicate]
if I build something under GPL/AGPL license, am I obligated to share that code if I have users using this service event when I am the owner of the code?
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Can I use my own GPL'ed code in my closed source program?
Let's say that program A was made by me, with me being the sole copyright holder. If I license this program under the GPL-3.0, can I use that program in program B that is closed source?
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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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Is GNU's stance on what constitutes a 'single combined program' universally accepted?
GNU's website has a FAQ section where they say what constitutes and what doesn't constitute a 'single combined program'. My current understanding is that, if you use GPL code in a 'single combined ...
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Red Hat acquires Ansible - why?
In October 2015, Red Hat acquired Ansible, the developer of the famous configuration management software Ansible, apparently for a price of about $100M.
Ansible, the software, AFAIK is licensed fully ...
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Does software released under GPLv3 require a copyright notice?
If a project using GPL-3.0-or-later doesn't include a copyright notice, does it violate the license? What would the consequences be?
I'm asking because https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#...
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Can I give the software gratis but charge for the source (and still be FOSS)?
A friend and I developed a software which we would like to be free as in freedom.
We would like our software to be available to anyone for no money, but we would like to sell the source code to those ...
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