Questions tagged [gpl-2]
Questions about GNU General Public License Version 2.
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Can a derivative of a GPL 2.0 only work be relicensed as GPL 2.0 or later work?
If I have a piece of software which is licensed under the GPL 2.0 only (there is no "or later" clause in it's license), and I modify it, can I relicense my derivative work as GPL 2.0 or ...
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What is the most similar license to the GPL 2.0, but for non-code works?
What license is most similar to GPL 2.0 but for stuff other than code like images and documentation?
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Is it allowed to redistribute tools.jar and JRE component of OpenJDK 8?
tl;dr Is it legal to redistribute tools.jar and JRE component of OpenJDK 8 with my app? If possible, tell me what OpenJDK vendor I can redistribute (RedHat, Azul,...) Installing JDK on user machine is ...
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Tivoization and the GPLv2
I have seen several questions on this site regarding tivoization, and how the GPLv3 can prevent it. However, for my particular use case, the GPLv3 actually seems to be more permissive than the GPLv2.
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Time limit to supply source code under GPL
About a week ago I found some commercial software that is closed source using two GPL v2 licensed packages in the binaries. I emailed the company back and forth and they finally agreed that they would ...
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Does a web application avoid becoming a “derivative work” if it loads in an unmodified GPL-2 javascript library?
Say I have a web page:
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<!-- A custom javascript library -->
<script src="myCustomScript.js"></script>
<!-- A GPL2 javascript library -->
<script src="...
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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 want to build a new ISO based on official Ubuntu 18.04 ISO, plus some propietary software. What do I have to open-source to comply with GPL2?
What if I do not own the proprietary software but I have been given permission to distribute it (will being able to open-source the build automation help? This would mean only someone with the correct ...
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I was told by a vendor who licenses their paid software under GPL v2 that I cannot include the software inside my framework. How so?
They're a pretty decently sized company within the space and I assume they did their due diligence and so, I'm wondering if I misunderstood something. Are you not allowed to include paid software (A) ...
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GPL v2: what does “distribution” mean in terms of cloud apps?
I'm thinking about writing a cloud app that uses wasm-git. wasm-git is licensed under GPL v2.
Since wasm-git runs in the browser, users of my cloud app would get a copy of wasm-git when they open my ...
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Can I use a GPL v2 software in commercial software? [duplicate]
I've already gone through the following links and many more:
Using a tool under GPL v2 in a commercial application
Can I use GPL libraries in a closed source project if only the output is ...
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Is it legal to use the name of an existing GPL-2.0 program, in my own open source project?
I've created some opensource, free to use Javascript tool. Currently, my program operates under a different name(which i want to change).
This tool is rather similar to an existing one, that was ...
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Can I use a GPL data collection agent in commercial software
I am trying to create a commercial monitoring software using Zabbix agent. Zabbix agent is a data collection software installed in a remote computer that collects the data and sends to a central ...
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Are pictures of GPL software GPL?
GPL must be applied on screenshots of GPL software or not. Can a screen recording of GPL software, such as Linux, be published?
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Can a company modify and use the source code of a GPLed library without selling it or releasing the modification?
I have a specific case here for which I could not find a clear answer here or on other pages. I am working for a company that is interested in using an open source code licensed under GPLv2. The ...
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Usage of closed-source software loaded into GPL software as a plugin
I'm distributing a device (ARMv8 server) which runs GNU GPL licensed software. I've changed this software so that it is able to load any plugin in the form of *.so file. I've open-sourced this feature ...
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Is it possible to migrate old GPL2 project to GPL3?
So I found an old project that is GPL2, not hosted on Github. I fixed bugs in it, and want to post on Github. Can I distribute it under GPL3? In other words, is GPL3 a GPL2 with additional ...
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Implement a RBT for proprietary software using idea from Linux kernel
Linux kernel's RBT implementation has a nice trick of using the LSB bit of parent pointer as a node color. If I were to implement a RBT for my proprietary software and use the LSB as a node color bit ...
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Question related to the use of GNU GPL v2.0
As GNU GPL v2.0 allows commercial use as long as we disclose sources under the same license. I have some confusion about use of such application. This is my situation:
The commercial software I am ...
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Does every file need to have GPLv2+ mentioned in the header to be GPLv2? [duplicate]
So all Wordpress plugins are supposed to be GPLv2 or higher. We'd like to fork a plugin that currently integrates with one system and change it to integrate with a different system. There's a readme....
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Quoting GPL licensed text in presentation slides
There is an open source project licensed under the GPL v2. It does also contain textual files (JSON configuration examples). I would like to put those texts on slides in a presentation of mine.
Does ...
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GPL source code, Interacting with proprietary software using socket, is it a GPL violation?
I have a open source application (written in PHP), Which depends on daemon/service process to do certain tasks. This open source application communicates with daemon/service process using socket.
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Copyright notice in the binaries of a library
I'm building a library that is based on a modified version of an already existing source released under the GPLv2 license.
I'm modifying each files of the original project to adapt it to my needs, ...
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Licensing concerns when distributing a software package containing a GPLv2 third-party software
Scenario
I have the following scenario:
A software vendor wants to distribute their own commercial software (S1).
S1 relies heavily on a third party GPLv2-licensed software (S2) to function. But:
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Compliance issue with kie-server-api and kie-server-client
We are using kie-server-api (Version 7.29.0.Final) and kie-server-client (7.29.0.Final) in one of our microservices:
//Drools - Java API
// https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.kie.server/kie-...
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How to edit a “GPL version 2” code and provide it to the customer (to get paid)?
A customer (from a freelancer website, who awarded me this single project) has asked me to add some extra functionality to a Wordpress plugin which is licensed under "GPL version 2", the customer ...
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Does interacting with a (L)GPL licensed library through PHP7.4 FFI count as a derived work?
Problem description
I recently wrote a PHP(7.3) wrapper for accessing some git functionality (I use git to create incremental backups).
Another wrapper I wrote is for gpg (to encrypt my backups).
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Closed source software with GPL dependencies
As I understand it, if I embed GPL licensed code into my application, then I would be compelled to furnish the source code (or at least make it available to them) to any customers.
My question ...
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Can I put a GPL licensed binary file in my proprietary software? [duplicate]
The source code of this binary is under GPL V2. In my software, I didn't use its code, I just execute this binary to do some tasks, nothing more. Is it legal?
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Distributing GPLv2 code and ENTIRELY SEPARATE closed-source software (no interaction between them)
Do I have to GPL all software in a .deb package just because it contains some GPL(v2 in this case) code, even if these things have nothing to do with each other except being distributed in
the same ...
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If I use artwork from a GPLv2 application, does my application have to be GPL as well?
Some time ago I started on a mobile version of a desktop game released under GPLv2. At first, the desktop version was just inspiration, but I've reached the point where I suck as an artist and would ...
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Which files in a Yocto (Embedded Linux) project should I provide to be compliant to GPL?
We are developing a Yocto based embedded Linux project, it uses Linux kernel (of course), some MIT libraries, some GPL libraries, and our own commercial applications.
Since the GPL code is used to ...
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What if I don't receive a copy of the GPL license?
I've downloaded the source for Linux device driver from the manufacturer's website. The source was included in a zip file, so no source control was involved. Unfortunately, the driver source was ...
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What's the correct way to bundle an executable (GPLv2) in my Git project
I'm making a simple GUI with Electron for a CLI executable that is distributed under GPLv2. I assume the license isn't an issue since this is a personal project and I'm happy to license mine GPLv2 as ...
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is it safe to use GPL 2.0 licensed libraries in my commercial container image?
I am building some docker image which is using alpine:3.10 as base image. When I scan my built image for any license violation using whitesource scanner, I am getting lot of libraries which are ...
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Can I publish a WordPress site as MIT?
I know that WordPress is licensed GPLv2 (or later).
I also know that all things that use WordPress must also be GPLv2 (or later) compatible (eg. Plugins and Themes)
I also read somewhere that ...
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Supporting the HEIF format in a open source library
I'm a co-maintainer of a open source (GPLv2 licensed) image metadata library and recently a contributor made a pull request adding support for the HEIF format via libheif.
Since the HEIF format is a ...
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Incorporate gpl2 code into software
I want to use code written by others and published under gpl2 license, on my software project. I was wondering what is the way to go about it. I hope to publish my software using the gpl3 license. I ...
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Am I legally required to provide a (GPL licensed) source code even after a project is abandoned?
I plan to develop an application using an easy to use GPLv2 licensed libraries. Once my app is complete I plan to distribute it free and open source complying with GPLv2 copyleft requirements. The ...
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Licensing question about using OpenJDK to build and run
I have a small java application which I was building with Oracle JDK till now. Now I am migrating this application to OpenJDK11 and am bit confused with the licensing. I am using RedHat distribution ...
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Using MySQL JDBC connector, when to disclose source code
Part 1
I would like to use MySQL JDBC connector (called connector) licensed under GNU GPL V2 to exchange data to and from a MySQL database in my project, as far as i can read, If i add the connector ...
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Is keeping the forking link on a true fork necessary? (Github/GPL)
This question is about a true fork (with new name, different features, different objectives and not targeting a pull request).
When I am developing a new application based on an other project I ...
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I want to rewrite the GPL-2 software with AGPL-3.0
I would like to recreate Judge Engine of Online Judge named HUSTOJ. However, HUSTOJ was released under the GPL-2.0 license.
I would like to release a new Judge Engine with AGPL-3.0.
I know that GPL-...
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GPL author attributions
I have a question: this week I found a older project I contributed to, released under GPL/GNUv2. I found back the project by googling my name, thus I found my copyright notice inside the distribution'...
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Must a plugin for a GPLv2 work also be GPLv2?
I would like to develop an addon/extension plugin for an existing WordPress plugin, to add some premium features, but the base plugin's source-code is under GPLv2, which makes me doubtful...
Is any ...
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WordPress: is extending plugin allowed by GPLv2?
I would like to extend an existing plugin (for example FileBird), to add some features, and later publish and sell it off...
But although the plugin's source-code can be simply downloaded from ...
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GPLv2 - licensing for commercial use
I have a few questions regarding the GPLv2 license:
For it to be GPLv2, I need provide access to my source files?
If I use the v2 license, but charge for use, do users HAVE to purchase my license in ...
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Can I sell and distribute my software using OpenJDK without having to release my code?
We develop a software for commercial use and sell it to customers. The software is a web based software that requires Oracle JDK for running (JRE). We are considering moving to OpenJDK because our ...
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Can I use separate license for commercial use?
I would like to create a REST API in my server that internally use a GPL library. As far as I know the GPL license affects the 'distribution' not the 'usage'.
-So whoever calls(uses) my REST API ...
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Does GPLv2 allow removing link to original work and adding limitations?
I am a new software developer, so I tend to have works with many open source project on the Internet.
I have a few question about the GPL licence, can someone help me to understand them, and if ...
