Questions tagged [bsd]
The license-specific tag for the BSD family of permissive open-source licenses. Use on questions about them; their origins, use, and design.
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VBA-JSON v2.3.1 -> Licencing question -> meaning of “All rights reserved”
This is my first question in this forum so please accept my apology if I did not comply with the expected rules. I am starting as a developper and I am interested in using the code proposed by Tim ...
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Choosing a license in Arduino environment
I wrote a C++ library for Arduino. The source code have the following specificities:
it includes headers, uses functions, macros, and structures/classes (and their methods) from LGPL libraries (...
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Does the 3-Clause BSD license allow this
Neither a native english speaker nor a law expert.
I'm making a development tool, which allows user to export and redistribute standalone binary from the tool. The exported binary contains my tool's ...
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Can I link a BSD-3 library to an MIT project?
I have an MIT licensed project and I want to use a BSD-3 library as a package. The BSD-3 library will only be used for implementation purposes, so the users of the MIT project will not be able to use ...
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3-clause BSD or MIT license for software that imports numpy and matplotlib?
I wrote a Python script (a .py file) that I'd like to publish and license correctly. My script imports
numpy (3-clause BSD)
matplotlib.pyplot (Matplotlib license [BSD-compatible])
os and argparse (...
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At what point is software 'different enough' to exclude BSD license notice?
I ported a MATLAB repository to Python, with former having this two clause BSD License reading:
Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
list of conditions and the ...
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How to change the licence of Java project from GNU/ GPL to MIT / BSD / Apache
I had developed a Java application which is connected to MySQL Workbench by using mysql-connector-java-8.0.21.jar file. When I deploy the project and send source code to the client he says that:
The ...
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How to change the licence of Java project from GNU/ GPL to MIT / BSD / Apache [duplicate]
I had developed a Java application which is connected to MySQL Workbench by using mysql-connector-java-8.0.21.jar file.
When I deploy the project and send source code to the client he says that:
The ...
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Does the BSD licence implicitly apply to derived work?
Moved from the discussion of this answer, which makes the following claim about BSD licences:
The 3BSD licence requires (in clause 1) that your copyright notices be preserved, and that some licence ...
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Can someone re-license my BSD-3-licensed project under the MIT license, remove my copyright notices, and list me as a “collaborator” without consent
I maintain an open source numerical computing library. I license my project under BSD-3. Another developer has copied 90% of the source code to a new project with the same name, while changing the ...
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Licence of this dictionary file
What is the licence of this dictionary file https://svnweb.freebsd.org/csrg/share/dict/words?revision=61569&view=markup . Is it also BSD or some else?
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Proper attribution of 'BSD 3-Clause License' code in a MIT license project [duplicate]
I have a repository on Github that I want to license under the MIT license. I have copy pasted parts of two other projects, one which is under an MIT license, and another which is under a BSD 3-Clause ...
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Crediting a library [duplicate]
I'm using a library for a commercial application, and I'm wondering how I credit that library. The library is using the BSD-3-Clause license, and my application is going to be closed source.
Do I ...
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Including GPL code into BSD project
I have an open source project which I distribute under BSD license. I would like to include parts of iwlib.c, which is part of iwlib project, and which is released under GNU GPL 2.
To my understanding ...
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Flutter: using package under BSD License
Where do i have to link the copyright notice of a used package under BSD license in my App?
I am not publishing documentation or any source code of my app.
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Can an NPM package have an MIT license on github if it depends on MIT packages with BSD-2, BSD-3 and Apache 2 licenses
I am trying to understand if an NPM package can be open-source on GitHub with an MIT license if it depends on NPM packages that are open-source on GitHub with a BSD-2, BSD-3, Apache 1 or Apache 2 ...
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Can I use dynamically linked MinGW runtime libraries with a BSD dll library for commercial purposes?
I had earlier asked Can I use BSD license-based dll statically linked to MinGW under the run-time licence exception?.
Can I use dynamically linked MinGW runtime libraries (f.e. libgcc_s_sjlj-1.dll, ...
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Can I use BSD license-based dll statically linked to MinGW under the run-time licence exception?
This BSD DLL depends on 3 MinGW run-time libraries (libgcc_s_sjlj-1.dll, libgfortran-3.dll and libquadmath-0.dll). What if I'll compile them statically into BSD dll to eliminate dependences on MinGW ...
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Is copyright of a contribution to a BSD 2-clause project automatically assigned to the project's copyright owner?
The 2-clause BSD licence includes the clause:
Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
What implications does this ...
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How to credit packages used in a commercial flutter project?
I have used many libraries from the pub dev site in my flutter project and i notices many of them use the bsd, mit or apache 2.0 licence. I want to release this app in the future and have read that ...
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Changing the binary/project name under BSD 3-clause license
Can I change the name of the BSD 3-clause project and its binary name?
To be specific, I have forked EACopy with a BSD 3-clause license. Its project name and binary name are the same, EACopy. I ...
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Opensource software company and license obligation
There is a company that uses opensource code licensed by GPLv2 and BSD, they have a page in their site that specifies a contact mail to request the opensource code and a list of the used open source ...
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3-Clause BSD vs AGPL for a startup FOSS product
It appears that many startups are using both licenses to create commercial FOSS products (note I am here more interested in complete products not libraries). Is the 3-clause BSD more protective for ...
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GPL/BSD-like Dual license add special clauses to the GPL
Quick question: I would like to publish a software under a self-written BSD-like license, and under the GPLv3. So far so good.
If somebody would fork said project according to the GPL, I would, in my ...
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Can someone fork my GPL licensed project and re-license it under MIT or BSD?
I want all the people who link to my software should also release their code under GPL. But what if someone forked it and attempted to relicense it under the MIT, BSD, Apache, or LGPL licenses? Can I ...
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Is it allowed to redistribute a modification of BSD licensed software on OSSRH with my Maven groupId?
I modified a BSD licensed software and proposed the patch to the contributors. I has been discussed and refused. I'm respecting the decision not to merge the changes, however I want to provide the ...
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With BSD-3, do I need to propagate an “All rights reserved” statement?
I'm looking at a repository with the BSD-3 license in its LICENSE file, but in which the source files say:
Copyright (c) Big Corp Inc. All rights reserved.
When I redistribute / modify, and include ...
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How to handle a project with both MIT and BSD-3 licence
I have forked an open source project after the original maintainer has not responded for almost a year.
The original developer left things in a bit of a mess however, and while there is a LICENCE file ...
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What to keep in BSD License when porting package to another language [duplicate]
I'd like to create a package based on an existing library written in a different language. The package will be a simple translation to the another language.
The existing project is licensed under ...
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Can a GPLv3 project use BSDv3-licensed includes? [duplicate]
A company I work in has wrote an implementation of Reed-Solomon codes through Intel ISA-L library.
Now I'm trying to start a discussion about open-sourcing our code, and distributing as a dual-...
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Does the three-clause BSD license hinder academic citations?
The third clause of the 3-clause BSD license says:
Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this ...
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Release an application that uses Flutter under the GPL?
I want to write an Android application that uses Flutter. Flutter has the "BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License". But I want to release my application as an application under the GPL. Would it be ...
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What are my license obligations if I modify eclipse mosquito for commercial use
I am working for a service company. As per client requirement we need to slightly modify eclipse mosquito source code. It is dual licensed with EPL and EDL. (https://github.com/eclipse/mosquitto/blob/...
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Using an Image from a project governed by a BSD license
I wanted to use some images from a project governed by the 3-clause BSD license, but I can't find any information about whether it's allowed or not. The license specifies:
"Redistribution and use ...
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What is the difference between the Apache License v2.0 and the BSD+Patent License?
To my current understandig, both the Apache License version 2.0 and the BSD+Patent grant you a license to any patent that the software is using.
In what situation is the BSD+Patent license preferred ...
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Standard contract for OSS work
I'm the maintainer/main contributor to a Java library, that is open source software under BSD license. I currently receive no funding for my work in this project, but demand is rising. As a full time ...
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BSD 3-Clause library: redistribution in a Java library as a JAR file?
The ByteBuddy library (not intended for end-users, but for developpers) is distributed as a JAR file, which contains the compiled classes of ASM (https://asm.ow2.io/), licensed under the BSD 3-Clause. ...
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Do the licences permit GPL- and BSD-licensed applications to be used for government work?
I want to use GIMP, Inkscape, and Lightzone for work in a government environment. Not modify the software, just use the applications. Does the license allow me to use the software in such environment?
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Releasing Patch File for BSD3 Licensed Project
There is a simple project licensed under BSD3 that provides a CMake module. The project has a CMake build system that builds an example document by including the provided module. The CMake module has ...
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Distributing BSD-3 code under the Apache license v2 only
Alice and Bob write a piece of source code (call it Source1) and publish it under the BSD 3-clause license. Later, Bob and Charlie are working on a software project, licensed under AL2 (Apache License ...
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Why does the clause 3 of 4-clause BSD makes it incompatible with GPL?
As explained on the GNU GPL site, the 4-clause BSD is incompatible with GPL because of the clause 3 which states:
All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
must ...
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mapbox-gl-native license [duplicate]
Mapbox-gl-native is licensed under 3-Clause BSD license.
The license states that we need to attribute mapbox in binary form.
Buts its not clear if we can mention within a menu of the app we make or ...
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I'm creating a code generator that uses BSD licensed code as a reference. How do I give proper attribution to the referenced code?
I'm writing a code generator in Java that will generate GNU linker scripts and C header files for microcontrollers made by Microchip Technology. I want both the code generator itself and the files it ...
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A small Go library under GPLv2, rewrite it under modified BSD
Go is using a modified BSD license. I would like to use the same license for some projects, most parts / libraries will be published under an open source license, but clients do demand some of the ...
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Can I share the code JUST with my client in BSD License?
I am wondering if I can use a license like BSD in the code of a software I am making for a client.
They are not a software company so I don't think they want an exclusive use, but I want to give them ...
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Adding a very minor part of GPL3 code to a BSD-licensed project
I am porting a library that somebody else released under BSD-3 license from Fortran to C++. In order to make it run easily under C++, I am using an interface that is only a very minor and almost ...
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Can I take MIT licensed code and distribute it under BSD?
There is django-auth-kerberos (MIT) which I want to cherry-pick as initial implementation and include+modify as a plugin to python-social-auth/social-core (BSD). Does the MIT license permit this? Are ...
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Licensing a closed-source game to allow redistribution in an otherwise open-source project
tl;dr, how can I bundle a gratis but closed-source game in an otherwise BSD 2 clause licensed free software project?
I develop a free software project which is licensed under the BSD 2 clause license....
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How does Linux with pre-installed binaries comply with binary redistribution license clause?
If I download Linux that comes with a pre-installed program in a binary form licensed under, let's say, BSD 2-clause, how does it comply with the following:
Redistributions in binary form must ...
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Conditions on binaries incorporating BSD 3-clause licensed code
I have developed a software that uses (is statically linked to) code licensed under BSD 3-clause license. Just reading the license terms, it seems to me that I'm obliged to allow any one who I sell (...
