Questions tagged [gpl-3]
The General Public License, offered by GNU. Use this tag if the question involves version 3 of the license.
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Does data contained in a GPLv3 licensed software package fall under GPL?
I'm considering using a CANbus software package under GPLv3 that, in addition to code, contains data specifying the format of many hundreds of bus messages. I'm particularly interested in that data.
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Does GPL affect use of GitHub Actions?
GitHub Actions is a continous-integration service by GitHub. You can create actions that other peaple use in order to e.g. test their code.
Let's say, I license a github action with GNU GPLv3.
Do ...
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Distributing MIT application with GPLv3 plugin without releasing source for MIT application
We have a MIT licensed application which we sell packed under virtual appliance to our customers. the application has a marketplace where users can download and install additional plugins.
We wish to ...
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How to use GPLv3 in open source project?
I want to use license GPLv3 in my open source project on GitHub. And I want to ask how can I do that?
I have read an article and I have understood that:
My repo has to have a file License, that ...
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Open source project on a closed source engine (Unity) with GPL covered data
There's a project called Endless Sky
It's license for Source code is GPL,
The license for Graphics is CC-BY, CC-BY-SA and Public Domain.
The license for Data .txt files with content like this is ...
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Monetizing app using GPLv3 source code
I need general advice: I have an android app that currently relies heavily on GPLv3 source code. I have never published any app and I'm a bit rusty within android as my day job is programming in a ...
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Use GPLv3 library in a closed system (no software distribution)
I'm developing a software that will be preinstalled in a headless PC. The user will see the "output" of the software processing (sent with a given protocol via ethernet), and can configure some ...
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Can I use a GPLv3 JavaScript library on a website I'm developing for a client?
I was intending on using a GPLv3 licensed JavaScript library on a website I'm developing for a client. This library would be part of the theme. Will this necessarily make the entire them GPLv3 so my ...
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Using GPL modified system software in commercial projects
I have a commercial project which connects to a database (e.g. PostgreSQL) all licences are agreed at this moment. What should I do if I alter the database server with GPL (version 3 to be concrete) ...
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Is a PCB layout required to be under GPLv3 if it's created from scratch, using a netlist exported from a GPLv3 schematic?
I am working on a PCB layout, not based on any other PCB layout.
The netlist used for the PCB, comes from my schematic, which is under GPLv3.
Is the PCB layout under GPLv3?
I will be selling ...
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If my commercial application includes a GPL licensed Nuget package, do I need to open source my application?
Usually the nuget package is a dll after it is released. Do I need to open source the application that references it?
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Conflicting Licenses: Can binary be released even though one library is missing?
I have developed a C++ project which is meant to be used as a plugin in a third party software. The project includes three libraries:
A: The development kit of the third party software mentioned ...
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Can a patent license require all algorithm implementations to be GPL-licensed?
Let's say I develop an algorithm, and I get a patent for that algorithm. Could I create a patent license that requires anyone implementing the algorithm to license their code under the GNU GPLv3?
As ...
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If a project is licensed GNU GPLv3 at top level but includes packages that are MIT are the included packages MIT?
If a project is licensed GPLv3 at top level but includes packages that are MIT, do the licenses of the included packages apply?
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I'm developing a library. Is there a license similar to GPL3 that doesn't force a license change for the project?
If an open source project is licensed under MIT, I want them to be able to use my library without changing their license to GPL3.
However I still want developers of proprietary applications to make ...
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Can others monetize my project with GPLv3?
I currently have a web game under the GNU General Public License v3.0 open sourced on GitHub. Recently I found out that someone else had forked the repository and is setting up AdSense on their ...
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Does removing part of gpl3 licensed source code count as modification
I want to incorporate an open source library that is GPL-3.0 licensed into my program. The library is quite big in size and I would be just fine with just a small part of it. Will removing most of its ...
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Is Geogebra's “non-commercial only GPL3” license valid?
The license for Geogebra says:
You are free to copy, distribute and transmit GeoGebra for non-commercial purposes. Non-commercial use is subject to the terms of our GeoGebra Non-Commercial ...
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GPL v3.0 Is there a standard format for modification notice?
In GPL v3.0 paragraph 5a it says:
The work must carry prominent notices stating that you modified
it, and giving a relevant date.
Is adding your copyright notice enough? (like described in this ...
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Can I change the license of a forked project to the MIT if the license of the parent project has changed from the GPL to the MIT?
Some time ago I have forked a project on the GitHub that used the GNU GPL v3 license. So I also had to use the GPL license in my fork.
Recently, the author of the original project changed license to ...
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For a GPLv3 project, would accepting contributions under the MIT license allow me to keep full control of the project?
I would like to do this as an alternative to having a CLA (which was suggested to me in my previous question) that transfers all copyright over to me. Is this a good idea and are there any potential ...
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Using Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial Data in a GPLv3 GitHub repo
My currently open-source project was made so that I could analyze a specific dataset. However, when in talks with the data holders, they want to keep their data in a Creative Commons Attribution-...
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Can I use GPL license, if my program uses libraries with MIT and MPL licenses?
I'm working on a program in the Rust programming language. My program uses libraries (called crates in the Rust's ecosystem) with various licenses, like MIT Apache 2.0 and MPL-2.0. Can I use GPL if I ...
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Can I sell GPLv3 licensed code that has external contributors? [duplicate]
I wrote some software from scratch, with a GPLv3 license which I am the holder. The software is free.
I then have some external contributors creating pull requests, and I merge them (via Github, if ...
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Can I change my project's license before release?
I started my project with the GPLv3 license, but I haven't released or made available any code related to it yet. As I move further along in my project, I am starting to realize that it is something I ...
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Licensing in Docker image that only modifies configuration files of used software
The question refers to Tomcat as an example, but it applies to any software that is licensed under Apache 2.0 and requires configuration through configuration files.
I am creating a Docker image for ...
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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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How do I include GPLv3 code in a LGPLv3 or MIT project
I have no doubt that this question has been answered countless times before, but my searches have not produced an answer yet.
I'm writing a library using LGPLv3 and I would like to copy a couple of ...
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Implement GNU License code with or without modification
Can I take an open source app (chat app) under The GNU General Public License v3.0 and implements it as a feature in a bigger app, I will not make modification on the source code, will I have to ...
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If I bundle an open source DLL with my GPLv3 software, how do I properly handle supplying the source of that DLL?
I am including a copy of SDL2.dll (https://www.libsdl.org/download-2.0.php) in my open source project. Do I need to also include the source code of SDL in my repository, add a document with the URL to ...
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GPLv3 in proprietary software - clarifications
I have a few questions about GPLv3 and I want to find an answer to them or confirm that what I've found is correct.
Hypothesis: I pay 'someone' to make me a 'closed source' software. That someone ...
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GPL for CAD design using patented hardware
I would like to create a functional peice of mechanical hardware. To my knowledge, GPL-3.0 is compatible with non-software works. I would like to license the design of my under GPL-3.0.
However, I ...
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License Comptatibility with GSuite?
Are websites made with Google Sites compatible with GPL 3.0? A prospective user can create a web site with Google Sites using the web editor, but the HTML output, which may be interprited as the ...
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GNU AGPL/GPL 3.0 and Docker containers
So we have been discussing the implications of the GNU AGPL/GPL 3.0 license on our distributed code. I will make things, extremely simple. I hope. We will use AGPL in this example.
We will write code....
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Can I license a library as LGPL after it has been released under no license for a while?
I've written a C library (minilibc) and at the time of releasing it I was unsure as to what license I was going to use, so I left it unlicensed.
I've now decided on the LGPLv3+ and am unsure whether ...
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Open Data License - connect with GPL
I am planning to release a videogame with a map based on the real map of a city (or part thereof) based on the Open Street Map. It would also include Open Street Map in the game, almost certainly ...
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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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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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Is macOS notarization compatible with the GPLv3?
Apple's documentation for notarization states that:
Beginning in macOS 10.14.5, all new or updated kernel extensions and
all software from developers new to distributing with Developer ID
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org-rs: can I use MIT/Apache2/LGPL license?
I am working on a project https://github.com/org-rs/org-rs written in Rust programming language.
The goal of the project is to provide a parser for the Org markup language.
Because of the ...
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Can it be possible to prevent user from changing donate link in a GPL licenced project?
I'm going to place my app (a dictionary) under the GPL Licence. I don't care if everybody changes the source code, fix bugs or add some new features to it; but I don't want developer changes donation ...
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Adding a self-contained class to a GPL v3 project. Do I need to release the code of the new class?
I'm using a GPL version 3 licensed Open Source client written in Python and have compiled it into a .deb file and distributed to around 900 users over the last few years. This client connects to the ...
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GPL 3.0 Licence Query
if I’m using an open source GPL-3.0 library in my saas product, do I need to publish my code under the same license as well?
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Can I develop a front-end under a different license than the GPL-license CLI application?
I want to develop and distribute a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for an existing command-line tool (LibLouis).
I want to do so using .NET WPF or Windows Forms, but the library of Liblouis is written ...
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Using a GPL 3.0 parser generator for an MIT licensed program
If I used a GPL 3.0 licensed program like jacc to generate a parser generator which I incorporate into an MIT licensed program, do I have to release my program as GPL?
Note that the grammar ...
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Developping a Qt game engine under GPL-3 license: can I force users to pay a fee if they want to commercialize their games (software output)?
I'm using Qt Open source so I have my software under GPL-3 license. I would like the engine to be free for users that are not using their output games for commercial use. For commercial use, I would ...
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shiny and GPL-3
I'm tasked with developing a dashboard using shiny, but I'm concerned about the GPL-3 license. My understanding is this, and please correct me where I've gone wrong:
If the dashboard is used inside ...
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GPL v3 - Does freely distributed software that includes GPL licensed code also require sharing source?
The Arkansas Division of Land Surveys shares all of their documents as pdfs with password protection, and they have a little viewer app that has the password built in:
https://surveyor.arkansas.gov/...
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Is there a legal definintion of a file?
The MIT, GPL, and Apache Licenses all make references to "files".
Here are example of such references:
(all emphasis added)
MIT:
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person ...
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What is really accepted as an open source project for GPLv3?
Let's say I want to use a Javascript component that is under the GPLv3 license.
That forces me to license my product under an open source license compatible with GPLv3.
So, let's say I have an ...
