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Tagged with apache-2.0 license
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Can I modify Apache 2.0 project and license the modifications under AGPLv3?
I have forked a Apache 2.0 repository on github that has not been active for years. I have made modifications to the files. I want to release the modifications under a different license (Apache ...
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Different and conflicting licenses in one repository
Let me ask you directly using an example: there is a repository LINK that has a top-level LICENSE file with the Apache license.
However, in the source files there is this note:
This Page can only be ...
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Is it mandatory to cite libraries used? [duplicate]
I'm developing an android app which uses two libraries:
Library A (Apache 2.0 license)
Library B (MPL-2.0 license)
My question is: is it mandatory to cite these two libraries within the app?
The ...
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Will it enough only to include the Apache license file in the source code in android kotlin application? [duplicate]
I have been implementing an Android application using Kotlin and thought of using the KOIN library for dependency injection. However, it is licensed under the Apache 2.0 license which has become a ...
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Can we use a previous release of an open source project when it had Apache 2.0 license for commercial purpose?
If an open source project which had Apache 2.0 license, has now changed its license to non-commercial use license, can we use a previous release(when it was free for commercial use) of the project for ...
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Some files or parts of code Apache 2.0 into new Open Source project
If one is to release a new open source project using a license like Apache 2.0 or MIT, or any other, and this project uses some files or parts of code, that can be slight modified for a proper use or ...
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Including Apache 2 Licensed Code in Project
I have a large codebase licensed under GPL. There is another codebase I found one specific file to be useful in, and the whole codebase is under Apache 2. I cannot change the license of my project, ...
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Apache-2.0 and MPL-2.0: To what extent does "license termination when instituting litigation" applied?
Background
Apache-2.0 and MPL-2.0 contain a clause that if you sue the project/user for infringement of your patent, all of the licenses you have been granted are terminated (though the exact rights ...
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Is it legally required to name used libraries under Apache 2.0 when publishing an Android app?
My Android app contains many libraries licensed under Apache 2.0. According to my understanding, when publishing the app, it is enough to add the following sentence in the app's description: "...
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Using EPL 2.0 library as a node module in APL 2.0 project
I plan on using an EPL 2.0 Library in an Apache License 2.0 project as a dependency for the UI. I won't be modifying the source code but I believe when we do npm install to install the library, the ...
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Does a copyright notice in a file header affect the licensing?
I'm a little confused about the licensing. In the LICENSE file it says that the repository is under MIT license.
But in the header of some js files there is a copyright notice with apache-2.0.
Does ...
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How can I use Apache License-2.0-licensed software in my MIT-licensed software? [duplicate]
• License and copyright notice
May I add notice to LICENSE file like the following?
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2021 me
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to...
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What are the *restrictions* in permissive licenses like MIT or Apache 2.0?
If I (or a company where I work) use a source code part from an open source project licensed under a permissive license like MIT or Apache 2.0 it is clear I can modify, edit etc it.
What is not clear ...
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Where can I find a final, authoritative, clear list of how to handle "license snippets" for common licenses?
I am looking for an authoritative, clear and up-to-date document on what exactly a person or an institution has to do for the so-called "license snippets"/"license notice" for ...
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Sign and distribute unmodified GNU GPLv2, MIT and Apache2 Linux packages
Software component under a custom open-source license requires certain third-party GPLv2, Apache2, and MIT Linux packages:
GPLv2 package is not part of the component but is usually used to integrate ...
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Multi-Licensing with open source licenses
When a project on GitHub uses two OS licenses, Apache/EPL or Apache/AGPL, does one license govern over the other or do both govern equally and together? My main confusion is how the two licenses ...
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Which license is final for google's android play-services? ASL2.0 or Android SDK?
My android application has some com.google.android.gms.play-services-* libraries as dependencies. Let's take play-services-ads-19.7.0 as an example.
Google's maven page states, that license of that ...
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Can I create a SVG site containing files with all these licenses?
My site
My site is like a gallery of SVG files from different sources, with different licenses. In a way similar to https://www.flaticon.com/.
When clicking on an item it will show on a modal together ...
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Can I skip preamble, LICENSE and NOTICE files in my closed repository which uses Apache License 2.0 component?
I have project 'P' which will be commercially used in the future (it's an android app). It uses service 'S' source files and this service is written with Apache License 2.0. The problem is I need to ...
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What should I do when using apache licensed library in my github project
I am maintaining a Github project which is owned by our company. It's a sample for demonstrating how to use the software sold by our company.
My question is, if I want to modify code of another ...
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How to label and license Derivative Works made under Apache License, Version 2.0?
I duplicated a source-code file released under the Apache License, Version 2.0, made very few changes to adapt the code to slightly different situation. So this would seem to be a Derivative Works as ...
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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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Are downloaded data automatically licensed?
If a purely Apache v2 licensed software automatically downloads data files from its copyright holder's website without asking the user, does that automatically grant Apache v2 license to the ...
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