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Has Apache or the FSF commented on whether LLVM's "Apache 2.0 License with LLVM exceptions" is compatible with GPL v2?
According to both the Apache Software Foundation (Apache) and Free Software Foundation (FSF), the Apache License 2.0 is not compatible with GNU General Public License 2.0.
Despite [Apache's] best ...
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License conflicts in Blender shaders
The Blender source code contains the node codes under the GPL license for GLSL, and the exact same code in C++ in cycles for the Apache license. Can I port the Apache code to GLSL, and still use the ...
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License change for Derivative Works of Apache-licensed software, and GPLv2 compatibility
Section 4 of the Apache License v2.0 states:
You may add Your own copyright statement to Your modifications and may
provide additional or different license terms and conditions for use,
reproduction, ...
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Can I create my own exception to the Apache license? Is it good practice?
The Apache License v2.0 is incompatible with GPLv2.
Instead of dual-licensing or using the LLVM Exceptions, I am thinking of defining an exception to the Apache license that is similar to what is ...
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Issues with contributing the same code to projects who only accept different licenses
I made some cool code that I want to contribute to both Android Open Source Project (AOSP) and other Linux distos, and perhaps even upstream at the Linux Kernel.
The problem is that AOSP says that ...
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Using Linux Kernel Bits in a Apache License v2 software
On a project with an Apache License v2 I intent to include a (heavily) modified source file of the Linux kernel, the file in question is list.h. I am aware that the Linux Kernel is GPL v2 meaning that ...
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Can I convert an Apache 2.0 project to GPLv2
I found a project on GitHub that I really liked, and have since forked and modified it. It's currently licensed under Apache 2.0. Can I release my modified project as a project with a new name under ...
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Using Apache 2.0 libraries to test GPL 2 library
I'm making a library which is a derivative work of openjdk that's released under GPL 2.0 with Classpath Exception, so my library is obviously GPL 2.0+CE too. I'd like to write tests for my library ...
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Closed source project based on OpenVPN/OpenSSL
Using code base of OpenVPN (GNU GPLv2 license) in proprietary closed source project is under consideration.
OpenVPN uses OpenSSL (Apache License 2.0).
Changes in OpenSSL are needed only (OpenVPN will ...
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Is Docker (Apache 2.0) compatible with GPLv2 or BSD Licensed projects?
I'm developing a project that includes a section with an implementation on Docker, but Docker is based on Apache 2.0 license. I saw that Apache 2.0 is incompatible with GPLv2 and I want my project to ...
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License for Windows Forms Application in C++/CLI and MySQL
I have built an application using Windows Forms Desktop Application in C++/CLI, I am also using NuGet Package for MySQL.data as well as I am using MySQL code for the application.
I need to add a ...
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Can I get paid to make code that includes GPLv2 libraries?
I've been asked to make an application about astrology, and I would like to use this library https://github.com/astrolin/ephemeris/tree/develop/src/java/swisseph-2.01.00-01, however it is licensed ...
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I modified and used GPL2 Code in my Apache 2 Open Source Project - can my Project be used commercially, closed source?
I wrote a library in Java for Bcrypt. Bcrypt's OpenBSD implementation uses a exotic flavour of the standard RFC Base64 encoding. Since there are no standard implementations for this, I modified (and ...
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Using openshift images in opensource product under Apache License 2.0?
Can I use openshift/origin docker images (openshift/origin, openshift/jenkins-slave-nodejs-centos7, centos/s2i-base-centos7), that are released under GPLv2, to build docker images in my software, if I ...
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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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Do I need a license when I use licensed libraries in my app?
I have an Android app using two libraries (GPLv2 and APLv2).
I read that GPLv2 and APLv2 are incompatible.
I will show which open source libraries I've used and tell the reader which licenses the ...
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Is it possible to link GPLv2 libraries for Android project
Apache License, Version 2.0 is not compatible with GPL version 2, according to GNU and Apache websites.
I worry is it possible to make Android projects under GPLv2 license,
because, Android SDK, ...
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Can I link a Apache 2.0 library into software under GPLv2?
The Apache 2.0 License has a built-in linking exception:
For the purposes of this License, Derivative Works shall not include works that remain separable from, or merely link (or bind by name) to ...
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