Questions tagged [gpl-2]
Questions about GNU General Public License Version 2.
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How does dual licensing combine with “You may not [distribute] except as expressly provided under this License”?
(Or, If you distribute a "GPLv2 or later" software under GPLv3, do you lose the GPLv2 license?)
Assume a program (software X, created by developer/group A) that is licensed using the usual &...
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Can I use the “pro” features found in open source code if it's GPL 2?
I am looking at including a library from Github on my next project that has different tiers. It claims that the lowest free tier is licensed under GPL 2, however to use advanced functions you need to ...
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Is statically linking MIT/X licensed software with a GPLv2 library is illegal?
I am not going to distribute the binary ever. The program or the library is not mine. Will it be a problem?
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Reusing test input files from GPLv2 project for automated testing
I am writing a filter -- an external program which takes input from the main executable, parses it, potentially modifies it, and outputs the modified data -- for the GPLv2-licensed Pandoc.
My filter ...
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Use GPL licensed software externally? [duplicate]
I want to use scapy for my commercial project but scapy is licensed GPLv2. I use scapy as a parser for packets and I wonder if it is OK if I create a separate wrapper module using scapy and get input ...
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GPL libraries on my software
I am attempting to write a Hobbyist OS and found that the CuteOS project is very useful for reference and libraries. The only issue is: it's under the GPLv2, and from my understanding if you use a ...
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If you distribute GPL-code as non-GPL, can the receiver redistribute it as GPL?
Let's say I have written a proprietary program called MyProprietaryTool. The code has clear licenses on top of each file stating that it is proprietary code. (It's Python, so the code is what will be ...
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Do I need to show branding for TinyMCE (self hosted, free usage license)?
I want to use TinyMCE rich text editor in one of our project.
We are using angular warpper of TinyMCE.
We will host the tinymce.min.js in our servers (not tinymce cloud). Exact steps mentioned at end ...
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how do open source licenses affect ecommerce sites?
I confess I am ignorant about open source software licensing and am trying to understand it better.
I work for a retailer that has an ecommerce site. Our ecommerce site is built in-house and uses ...
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How to publish paper and project inspired by Open Source Projects
This is about my final project for my grade.
I did a project. I looked at similar open source projects and got influenced by them. I didn't copy them, but i definitely got influenced and some parts ...
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Using a library that is wrongly licensed
Let's say there are 3 people Q A Z . Q makes a GPL library. A uses it and licensed it under the MIT licence purposefully. Z uses A's library in a proprietary, paid-for library and distributes it ...
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Licensing restrictions for a Wordpress site hosted online
I am a noob with regards to software licensing ... this might seem like a very silly question.
As per this page (https://wordpress.org/about/license/) on Wordpress official website, Wordpress is ...
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Use and distribute executable licensed under GNU GPLv2 with proprietary software
I'm a little confused. Can I use a GNU GPLv2 licensed piece of software with a proprietary (closed source) piece of software without affecting the license of the proprietary software?
Am I able to ...
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How does GPL define the term “release” or “distribute” officially?
Since GPL Require Source Posted Public states about
But if you release the modified version to the public in some way, the GPL requires you to make the modified source code available to the program's ...
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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 ...
