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GPL v3 code used to train some AI model: can I make any use of this model, or does it have to abide by GPL v3?
Assume some GPL v3 code used to train some AI model (e.g. trained a language model with LLaMA). Can I make any use of this model (e.g., use it in a closed-source program), or does it have to abide by ...
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GNU General Public License v3.0 Embedded Web Program Question
Say I have a program named X. If I edit X, I have to make the source code of X open source.
If I have another program (say a web application) and I write my own code Y (which is closed source) and I ...
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GPL and original author's copyright text in completely rewritten code
I'm about to release my first "big" project on Github, and although I want it to remain open-source and I have no plan of selling it, I want to try to make this licensing stuff right for my ...
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Freely distributing software with third-part libraries and including R engine and packages
I want to freely distribute a software I developed, very demanded in a specific research and academic field. That's why it's important for me to distribute it freely at least in binary form (easy to ...
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Is an installer/build script a GPL3 derivative work?
I'm currently creating installers/builders which will allow a specific Linux distro to be installed in a bunch of different container frameworks (Such as Docker). The distro is licensed under GPL3. Do ...
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Deploy GNU GPLv3 licensed SaaS application with custom pricing and closed source enhancements
I want to deploy a SaaS application (Licensed GNU GPLv3) and offer to 3rd parties with my own pricing model. I have few doubts with respect to the license and future development on the same.
Can i ...
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Adding AGPL patches to a Software with APACHE2 or MIT License
I am interested in creating a fork of an abandoned software. The software which is no longer maintained is release under the terms of Apache 2 license.
Am I allowed to create my patches under a less ...
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Can I fork and modify gpl3 licensed code and release it with Apache v2 license?
If I fork a library that uses the GPL3 license and heavily modify it, can I then release the new library with an ApacheV2 license?
I actually already did this 2 years ago without putting much thought ...
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Linking to libtorch/CUDA from a GPL program
I have modified a GPLv3 program to link to libtorch (part of PyTorch). PyTorch is licensed under the BSD-3 clause license. I would like to convey my changes to the original GPLv3 program and the ...
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Are Amx Mod X plugins under GPL v3 license?
The Amx Mod X is:
AMX Mod X is a versatile Half-Life metamod plugin which is targetted toward server administration.
It has a wide array of scripting capabilities so people can write "plugins", ...
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Use a modified GPLV3 library - what code should be made public?
Situation: A commercial product, using a locally modified GPLV3 licensed library. GPLV3 clearly requires to disclose source code.
Question: Which source code are we talking about about ?
(a) The ...
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Maintaining old Android app under GPLv3
I want to change an old Android app that is under GPLv3. I will do some refactoring of existing code, add some new functionalities and publish it as commercial app.
What part of code I must publish ...
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Software is under GNU/GPLv3, which licence to chose for pictures taken from it?
So, I recently released a FOSS software with a GNU/GPLv3 licence and just realized that the software can be used to produce pictures.
I want the pictures to be free (as in freedom) in any case and ...
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If my R package uses GPL packages, does mine automatically inherit GPL?
I've built an R package that uses a mix of libraries licensed under GPL-2 and GPL-3. From what I've read, because of this dependency, my package will also have to be GPL.
See here: https://www.gnu....
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How do you use GPLv3 icons in non-software artwork?
Icon sets are often released under software licenses. For example, I use the Numix icon set, which is GPLv3, on my laptop.
Suppose I wanted to use these icons to create a derivative non-software ...
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What counts as adaptation for using code licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 in software licensed under GPLv3?
Since 2015-10-08, GPLv3 is listed as one-way compatible license for CC BY-SA 4.0:
[…] you may license your contributions to adaptations of BY-SA 4.0 materials under GPLv3, but you may not license ...
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Is the code generated from a GPLv3 EBNF grammar a derivative work?
So, I'm really unclear on this situation and what it means.
I have an EBNF-based grammar file that we use for our project.
This EBNF grammar describes rules for parsing/lexing a document (e.g. some ...
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