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May I modify source released under the BSD-2-Clause license and release the result under *only* the BSD-3-Clause license?
I typically release the projects I create under the BSD-3-Clause license, but also don't generally create a project which is "mine" using substantial parts of someone else's code. (...
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Does BSD 3-clause license allow gaining protection for modifications to the original source code?
Suppose I have acquired a source code that is Copyright (c) XYZ according to the BSD 3-clause license.
Now, I modify this source code and protect the end result software under a proprietary license.
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How to indicate a change of copyright holders in modified work?
I've written a 3-BSD library while working someplace for a few years; and myself and my workplace are copyright holders jointly. After leaving, I've continued development - on my own. Naturally, my ...
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Do significant changes to code allow a license change from 3-BSD to something else? [duplicate]
Suppose person X writes some library foolib, licensing it under the 3-BSD license.
Person Y now takes the foolib sources and develops it further, making significant changes: More functionality, ...
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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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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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Can I redistribute a modified part of an open-source project under 3-clause BSD license
I would like to take a small stand-alone part of an open-source Python project (one class from a relatively big project), enhance it, and release it as separate project on PyPI so that I can use it ...
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BSD 3-clause: how to update with modifications?
Let's say I start with code that is (c) 2014 Struvious Featherstone and licensed according to the BSD 3-clause license.
Now I make some changes for my employer Zippety Duda, Inc. and I want to ...
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Derived work of BSD licensed software, how do I indicate this?
I found a javascript module (file), which contains two functions, and I would like to modify it under the terms of its BSD license. I'm happy for the resulting source file to be declared derived work ...
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Can I license Python project under 3-clause BSD while it has GPL-based dependencies
I'm working on an open source Python project and we have plans to use GPLv2-licensed library python3-xlib, but we will not distribute it with our library. So user can install it by pip install our-lib ...
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How do I license code when rewriting code in another language? [duplicate]
I took the C code from the png2theora example tool of Xiph.Org Theora which has a copyright header:
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