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21 questions linked to/from Can my thesis LaTeX source files contents be under GPL v3?
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GPL-Licensed LaTeX template - implications for resulting work?
I'm currently writing my master thesis, and the classicthesis template we're supposed to use is licensed GPLv2+.
As I understand the GPL, this makes my written thesis a derivative work, and would ...
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A non-bloated license for documentation with the benefits of GPL?
In response to one of the FAQs, FSF has noted:
It is possible to use the GPL for a manual, but the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) is much better for manuals.
The GPL was designed for programs; ...
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GPL compatible alternative to LPPL?
Problem
Sometimes, I write latex templates (e.g. to account for department-specific guidelines for theses etc.), and wonder how to license them.
Background
The IEEEtran latex class is licensed under ...
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Can I publish my iOS app store app code to GitHub under MIT/GPL
I am about to start developing an iOS app which will be published on Apple App Store.
While developing this app, I am thinking to push all the code to GitHub public repository; pull requests from ...
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Is the text in my open source project under the GPL?
I have an open source project that used to be under the GPL licence (now it has no licence).
In this repository I had many short stories. My intention was for the code to be open source but the ...
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Need sellable license-text for “commercial use” of GPL v3 software [closed]
I'm the creator of a software which is licensed under GPL v3. But now I want to sell the software for "commercial use" like Fancybox (http://fancyapps.com/fancybox/3/#license).
I'm a real noob in ...
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Can an interpreted program be under any license without restricted by its GPL'ed run-time environment?
If I write a run-time environment based on some GPL'ed libraries
and separately write an program interpreter which is passively used by the run-time environment, can a program (which is intended to be ...
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Can I sell my primitive material which is intended to be processed in a factory software under GPL?
If I develop a parametric 3D mesh creation tool and license it under GPL (because it is dependent on some geometry libraries also under GPL), can I sell 3D mesh data for use with the tool and would ...
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Can I sell my project using GNU GPL v3?
At first, I always developed commercial projects only, so I bad know GNU licenses. Now, I want to make my library available for other developers. And maybe to find co-developers. So, I chosen GNU GPL ...
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Using a GPL V3 library in a Android app published on Google Play, do I need to release the application's source code?
I'm in a situation where I'm considering using a GPL V3 library in a module of an Android application.
The application will be published to Google Play and will be available for free download.
My ...
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If I'm using a GPL 3 library in my project, can I license my project under MIT license?
If I'm using a library that is licensed under GPL v3 in my project, can I license my project under the MIT license? I tried to read the GPL v3 text but I cannot understand it without your assistance.
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GPL V3 with OpenSSL Exception
I've decided to license some code I have yet to release under the GPL v3. However, OpenSSL is used quite a bit in the software and I know that the two licenses are explicitly cited as being ...
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Does GPL v3 compel the author to provide source?
A development package I'd like to use is provided as Linux binaries for a single platform. I'd like to build and run it on another platform.
The manual, available on the developer's site but not ...
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Can my GPL v3 software load unamed licensed libraries?
I am writing a non-commercial and academic GPL v3 program and want to know if it is ok to load an unspecified/unnamed closed-source
license like this one:
Licence
BASS is free for non-...
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Can my closed-source software load GPL v3 data?
The GCIDE is a GPL v3'd English dictionary.
If I was to release it bundled with a closed-source application, would loading that data count as "linked source code", and therefore be a violation of the ...