Questions tagged [gpl-3]
The General Public License, offered by GNU. Use this tag if the question involves version 3 of the license.
26 questions from the last 365 days
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Can I use a header (include) file licensed as GPLv2 only in GPLv3 project?
To be brief, I am working on a big C project, which I want to license under GPLv3.
I need some compiler-specific attribute macros, and I found include/linux/compiler_attributes.h from Linux kernel ...
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How do I go about rebranding a fully deleted project that used to have a GNU General Public License v3.0 but is now fully inaccessible
The title is pretty much it. There is a fork of this project that I had started making before they wiped all traces of the application. Now I'm stuck with a fully rebranded application that I want to ...
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Can I modify Apache 2.0 project and license the modifications under AGPLv3?
I have forked a Apache 2.0 repository on github that has not been active for years. I have made modifications to the files. I want to release the modifications under a different license (Apache ...
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Is it legal to send a modified version of a GPL 3.0 Licensed Software to only one person?
I want to modify something licensed under the GPL 3.0 License and send it to only one person. This person does not distribute the modified version any further. The source code of the modified version ...
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Does this project disallow commercial use while available with dual licensing under GPL3 which allows it?
Javascript plugin
https://www.lightgalleryjs.com/license/
https://github.com/sachinchoolur/lightGallery/blob/master/LICENSE
Is dual licensed under GPL3.
If I choose to pick the GPL3 license that is ...
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Unclear condition of the GPLv3 Interface Exception
I looked more closely at this FAQ entry on GPL 3.0 Interface Exception and I am a bit confused with the bolded text.
The goal of this exception is to be able to link independent modules, licensed ...
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How do I provide exceptions for a GPL3+ game engine?
I'm planning on a game engine project, and I'm looking to use the GPLv3+ to protect the project. The engine will have a scripting language integrated and an editor, so people can make their games and ...
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Can a software vendor prohibit use of their open source / community edition software (GPLv3) after subscribing to their Enterprise license?
A software vendor who offers a product under both an open source (under GPLv3) license as well as an Enterprise license has the following terms in their Enterprise agreement:
Subscriber may not, and ...
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Use GPL v3 project for internal use
There is a GPL v3 application that we want to modify and use as internal application in our team/organization without distributing it outside.
Is this allowed by the GPL v3 license?
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GPLv3 obligations
I work in a place where we have a group made of several companies/entities (across the world if that matter).
We have a software at entity1 that use a GPLv3 Lib for few things. We would like entity2 ...
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Utilising GPLv3 in a closed-source application via HTTP API
I have a question regarding integration of a GPLv3 software into a broader application stack and what I am legally obligated to do under the terms of the license. I browsed the existing threads on ...
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License conflicts in Blender shaders
The Blender source code contains the node codes under the GPL license for GLSL, and the exact same code in C++ in cycles for the Apache license. Can I port the Apache code to GLSL, and still use the ...
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Jaspersoft Report Library and Jaspersoft Studio community edition for commercial use
I'm integrating third-party libraries such as Jaspersoft Report Library 7.0 and Jaspersoft Studio 7.0.0 into a Java application to generate reports for a client application. The workflow involves ...
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Distributing datasets partly built with GPLv3 library
We are planning to distribute some domain specific datasets which is the output of a complex ETL process. One of the steps of the process uses a GPLv3 library. Does this mean we have to open source ...
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Apache 2.0 API, GPL 3.0 Server side source code
I'm working in the with the OpenRouteService project to develop a specific custom routing method for a project. I don't include the library itself in my application (although I might include the api ...
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How to properly go about bundling an LGPLv2.1+ header in a GPLv3 project
I am developing a personal project (licensed under GPL-3.0-only) which I am trying to keep portable across different POSIX-compatible systems, but it is dependent on macros and typedefs from GLIBC's ...
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Install GPL3 software on machine and sell the machine
I need a bootloader with touchscreen support for some specific machines I am planning to sell. These machines will be distributed without a keyboard, and I found that rEFInd meets my needs. Since ...
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Does using a GPL3 library require open-sourcing my project
If I make calls to an unmodified 3rd party library which is GPL3, do I have to open-source my project? The interfaces to the GPL3 library are all generics, primitives, or system library classes.
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License header for code licensed as GPL 3 only
The text of the GNU GPL 3 license ends with a section titled "How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs", which states that you should include a license notice within each source file, ...
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Can I use GPL 3.0 license project as library to my private project with MIT license
I'm working on a private project and considering integrating a library that is licensed under the GPL 3.0 (GNU General Public License version 3.0). However, my project itself is licensed under the MIT ...
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ExtJs GPL license deprecated
I just received the following e-mail from Sencha:
Hi,
We are proactively reaching out to people who have downloaded the GPL version of Ext JS to remind them of the proper use of the license. We are ...
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Do I meet the conditions of GPLv3 license?
GitHub says GPLv3 licence conditions are:
License and copyright notice
State changes
Disclose source
Same license
License and copyright notice: How do I write copyright notice? Is it enough to write ...
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How to counter notice a DMCA takedown if I am merely a GPLv3 licensee?
I publicly uploaded a GPLv3 source code to GitLab, and they received a DMCA takedown for it. I think the complaining party may be the current copyright owner of (most of) the code, who is now ...
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Want to release FOSS project under under LGPL 3.0, have Eclipse 2.0 and Apache 2.0 licensed code, not sure what to do
I'm finishing up a Java JSON parser that I want to release under the LGPL 3.0 license. Thing is, I'm using JUnit 5 for unit tests (falls under the Eclipse 2.0 license), and some Apache Commons code ...
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Choosing an open source license for my up to now commercial project
I'm about to re-license my desktop application as open source software. For several years now, the application is published and sold under a commercial license. While working on a new version (...
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GPLv3 use in commercially sold embedded system
I have a question about GPLv3 usage in a commercially sold embedded system. The product sold uses a Raspberry Pi under the cover, and in the users manual provided it does mention the use of GPLv3 ...
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