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Linking from LGPL 2.1 software to Apache 2.0 library
The FSF claims that GPL v2 is incompatible with Apache 2.0 and that linking to a library generally creates a derivative work of this library.
However, the linking exception of the LGPL allows ...
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Can I make my own license? [duplicate]
I was getting frustrated because I really wanted to use a GPL Family license for a piece of software I am developing. However, some of my target audience, OS Developers, are closed source (looking at ...
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Can I Commit LGPL3 Derivative Work To An Apache 2 Licensed Project?
I am using a helpful project that is licensed under the LGPL3.
I have taken some of the useful code out of it and refactored it into a wrapper class and would like to add it to an upstream project.
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LGPL3 library in Apache 2.0 licensed library
Can I open source my project under Apache 2 if it uses a LGPL3 library without modifying it? I'm not planning to distribute the LGPL3 library along with the code.
My understanding is that LGPL3 ...
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Is it possible statically linking Apache 2.0, BSD-2, or MIT libraries to AGPL v3.0 binaries?
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We are considering creating a series of dependency modules (UI, repository patterns, etc) as separated Android libraries.
Could we use a permissive license (Apache 2.0, BSD-2 or MIT) despite ...
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Can I use LGPL3 for library and Apache 2 for "main()"?
My project is a command which is split in library modules (the logic) and a "main" module, which glues my lib modules to make the CLI command.
I don't really care about what people can write with the ...
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Finding right license to support open source community only. GPLv3 too strict, LGPLv3 too permissive
I have created an open source library that is designed to be used by other open source projects; not by end users. Currently it is licensed as GPLv3.
My main goal is that every project that uses my ...
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Contributing own code partially relying on a LGPL-3 python module, on an Apache2 Project?
My goal is to make a contribution to an open source Python project hosted on GitHub, which has an Apache 2.0 license. To do so, I wrote a few lines of code. However for a specific feature of my ...
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Can I use bits of source from another library in an original work without having to worry about license issues?
I've been writing a docking framework in JavaFX. This is a new library with original work. However, I have been reading the source code of a few other open source docking projects to get some hints ...
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Query on distributing Application under Apache 2.0 license which dynamically links with LGPL2.1 shared libraries
I'm writing some C++ code which I might eventually like to release under an Apache v2.0 license.
I'm looking to build the application linking to some of the LGPL v2.1-licensed shared libraries from ...
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Internal Python application and Python packages with multiple licenses
I am developing a tool for internal use in my company using Python and several Python packages.
This tool uses different kinds of Python packages, all of which have one of GNU Public License, Lesser ...
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Linking to Apache v.2.0 software in LGPL v.2.1 project [duplicate]
I am working on an open source project for an academic competition. Our customer requires us to use for our product the LGPL v.2.1. We have to use QR codes in part of our application, and we found ...
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Usage of a part of a EPL library in LGPL or Apache 2 project
As I understand it, I am allowed to link a eclipse licensed jar to an LGPL or Apache 2 licensed open source project, without to change the projects license. Correct me if I am wrong.
The question is,...
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Using LGPL for shared library, and ASL for scripts?
My software is a compiled Python module, which provides commands when loaded into the interpreter.
In the project, the source code and accompanying Python scripts are using the Apache Software License ...
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Want to release FOSS project under under LGPL 3.0, have Eclipse 2.0 and Apache 2.0 licensed code, not sure what to do
I'm finishing up a Java JSON parser that I want to release under the LGPL 3.0 license. Thing is, I'm using JUnit 5 for unit tests (falls under the Eclipse 2.0 license), and some Apache Commons code ...
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What happens when someone merges Apache 2.0 and LGPL libraries into a GPL-2 derivate?
I used a PHP library, which in turn is elementary based on libraries published with an Apache 2.0 license and a LGPL license. The author himself has published his library under a GPLv2 license. ...
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What open-source license should I use for my tool?
I have developed a tool that uses another tool to convert a file from format#1 to format#2. And currently, my tool works only if it is given the file in format#2 as input, and so, it depends on that ...
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Apache and LGPL differences [closed]
What is key differences between Apache and LGPL licenses?
Are they both permissive and have same level compatibility?
