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47 questions linked to/from Is the output of an open source program licensed the same?
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If my GPLv3 program produces a useful CSV file, can closed source code use that file? [duplicate]
I have a project that gathers information from the internet and transforms it into a useful format, which I then make public as a CSV file. That project is licensed under GNU GPLv3.
I recently had ...
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If an organization pays me for a report that shows performance results of executed MIT/Apache 2.0 code, do I have to include the respective licenses?
I got a awarded a contract for a report of the performance of some new software. The software is a result of two merged open-source codebases (I merged them) and some logic on top of it (including a ...
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Under what license may I take and use screenshots of LibreOffice?
Recently, I have been considering making some screenshots of LibreOffice's applications and putting them on my blog (just as graphical examples for the text). But then, I started to think about what ...
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Open Data License - connect with GPL
I am planning to release a videogame with a map based on the real map of a city (or part thereof) based on the Open Street Map. It would also include Open Street Map in the game, almost certainly ...
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Using iText library with AGPL license to make application open sourced
I am working on a project to generate a 508 compliant annual PDF Publication from our database using iText 7 java library. This library works great for accessible PDFs. We are in the process of ...
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GNU license for "Open Metronome" - what license applies to beats generated with it?
If i am using the GNU-licensed software "Open Metronome" (https://sourceforge.net/projects/openmetronome/) to create the basic rhythm of my own music, I am wondering if I can freely ...
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Is it free to use Node.js with addon?
OS: Windows
I want to build an app for commercial usage which needs to call a library written in C. The only way (as far as I know) is writing a Node.js addon which needs Visual Studio Tools to build ...
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Am I allowed to use QtCreator while working for a company, if I'm using LGPL?
On Qt Modules and Tools for Designers and Developers
if I choose LGPL then under Development Tools I see QtCreator is disabled.
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LGPL v3: With LGPLv3 license option you can use the essential ...
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How would people be able to credit my open source software that generates HTML?
I am working on an open source project with an MIT license. The project takes markdown and parses it into HTML pages. (I know it's been done before but I was bored) And I'm a little confused on how ...
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Licensing for a physical product developed from MIT code
I have a developed a Book using outputs from parts of code from a MIT licence repository.
Where would I show or put the copyright licence? On the product? Or create a website?
Or because it is not ...
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How to use non LGPL resources inside a library that contains LGPL codes?
I have found a library that contains
Arphic (1999) Public Licensed (says the author) image resources, generated by converting a Arphic (1999) Public Licensed Font into SVG and modifying the SVG code
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Open Source licences applications in R, RShiny and OpenCPU data outputs
So, first of all I do not want to sell any scripts or commercial applications that use R scrips or libraries. The Open Source is there for a reason and it should remain as it is.
I would like to ...
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Code workflow is licensed Apache 2, but the data generated is BY-NC-SA. Can I recreate the data and commercialize it?
There is a website that offers both a codebase to process some arbitrary public data (as Apache 2.0), but licensed the output data of the workflow as BY-NC-SA 4.0 (at least the processed data on the ...
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Is it a GPL license violation to bundle a GPL'd Python script with a closed-source application?
I have a closed-source C++ application that includes an embedded CPython interpreter. It ships with a directory full of example Python scripts that I wrote, which perform useful actions within the ...
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Writing a book using LaTeX Project Public License
I am currently writing a book using this Latex Template
https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/nice-arabic-book-template/qttfgxhqbwkc licensed under The LaTeX Project Public License.
Can I print and ...
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Using partially open source program/s and non open source programs, together in a project to be commercial?
In my case I'd like to use an open-source music program to make some music for an android app. When I later want to publish this app on the app store, this does mean I cannot use a normal copyright ...
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On Mac OS X, if a resource is created or edited with the GPL-licensed Rezilla utility, is the resource a derivative work of the Rezilla software?
On the Mac OS X platform, there is an open source resource editor utility called Rezilla. For those that are unfamiliar, a lot of the Rezilla utility’s functionality is similar to that of the ResEdit ...
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How do you legally get data out of a GPL or AGPL program?
After talking to a lot of people, they seem to give the impression that once the data goes into a GPL licensed program, it can only be extracted from that program by GPL licensed software.
I am told ...
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CC-BY-SA 3.0 and (A)GPLv3
I'd like to ask a more general question and then I'd like to ask a more detailed one based on my specific case.
Suppose that I'm writing a software I'm planning to release under the terms of the ...
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Can you use code on GitHub for commercial purposes?
so I want to use the code in GitHub to help with my project, I don't sell the code or others I only need the output for my project. in the readme file, the project is built upon A, and B (other GitHub ...
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Are weights of a neural network derivative work of the GPL-3 training framework?
I could not really find a satisfying answer here yet, this question touches it but kind of reversed.
For example the training framework for Yolo v7 is used to train a neural network using the config (...
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License Comptatibility with GSuite?
Are websites made with Google Sites compatible with GPL 3.0? A prospective user can create a web site with Google Sites using the web editor, but the HTML output, which may be interprited as the ...
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Do i need a license, for parsing a command/program that is not written by myself? [duplicate]
// Example in c++:
string cmd1 = "sudo dmidecode";
string cmd2 = "sudo nethogs -t -s -a -d 1";
string cmd3 = "sudo intel_gpu_top -J";
FILE *pipe = popen(cmd1.c_str(), &...
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FFmpeg & AAC licenses & patents
I checked every AAC- and FFmpeg-related question on the entire StackExchange and it's not yet clear to me.
In my project, I provide some audio-only content, encoded in AAC, to the end users.
Some ...
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Are works created using GPLv2 licensed code considered derivative of the code? [duplicate]
Consider that I write some code which generates 3D models, and release it using the GPLv2 license. Someone else then sees value in my code but wishes to change it and so they modify it to their ...
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In what cases do open source licenses conditions apply? [duplicate]
Apache v2, MIL, GNU, and many others. They all have certain conditions you have to follow. But in what cases? What if I want to use Apache v2 (for example) software that generates... let's say images. ...
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Using data generated by an open-source GPLv3.0 software [duplicate]
I'm looking to build a web app that allows users to upload and share JSON data. The JSON data generated and exported by an open-source app licensed under GPLv3.0.
Before I begin building, I want to ...
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Developping a Qt game engine under GPL-3 license: can I force users to pay a fee if they want to commercialize their games (software output)?
I'm using Qt Open source so I have my software under GPL-3 license. I would like the engine to be free for users that are not using their output games for commercial use. For commercial use, I would ...
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Is an output of a program (almost) always not bound to its generator's license? [duplicate]
As far as I understand, it is well accepted that, for programs that are licensed under the GPL, the output of a program does not necessarily have to follow the GPL. This is confirmed by the "...
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Can I use GPL v3 licensed software to create my commercial product? [duplicate]
Note that I am not modifying or redistributing the GPL3 licensed software, nor am I selling it. I am merely using it to create a different product, which contains the output of the software for ...
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