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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How can I properly fork a project that is dual-licensed AGPL/Commercial?
I'd like to use UniPDF, which is a Go project to handle PDF documents, in my project.
UniPDF has a dual license: AGPL and commercial while my project is licensed under the GPLv3.
I'd like to fork ...
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GPL Application linked to a LGPL library loading proprietary-plugins
This is a bit similar to what asked in this question, unless that here the case is that the application only directly loads LGPL code, and this one then may dlopen a proprietary lib, so:
GPL Program ...
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Licence of open source software re-implementation
I'm rewriting/reimplementing an open source program/library and need to know about my options for licensing.
I'm asking about software rewrites/reimplementations generally and specifically about my ...
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Python package with different licenses per modules, some with GPL: is a global GPL license required?
I'm in a situation a bit similar to this one, but more precisely I developed a Python package with multiple modules. Some of them have dependencies under GPL, therefore "infecting" this specific ...
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Can a developer of a GPL-3 code ask a client not to publicly share the code?
I will elaborate my question with a hypothetical example.
A commercial software named "Kota" from a company called "GRILL" is based on a publically open-source GPL-3 software "Choc".
"Kota", as ...
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Can a GPL-licensed library be used in private development builds of a proprietary application?
I'm considering using this GPL-3.0-licensed library as a development aid in a game. Development builds that include this library (and other unrelated tools) would be used by myself and any parties ...
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Is code made from the documentation a derivative work
Ansible is licensed under the GPL 3.0, they provide a wonderful collection of documentation for most every bit of the software. For instance the copy module can be seen on their documentation page:
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Can a GPLv3 project use BSDv3-licensed includes? [duplicate]
A company I work in has wrote an implementation of Reed-Solomon codes through Intel ISA-L library.
Now I'm trying to start a discussion about open-sourcing our code, and distributing as a dual-...
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Licensing wordpress theme with an activation key
I found that some wordpress themes and plugins uses activation key approach, to sell GPL licensed theme. Is it illegal to remove the code logic for licensing, and redistributing them?
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Can I ignore an open source license if I checkout a version that was released prior to the code having any license?
There's a package on Github that was released fully without any license and it stayed this way for close to a year. Then just recently after no updates since the initial commit, a License was added. ...
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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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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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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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Making a commercial plugin for a GPLv3 software without releasing the plugin's code
I have been developing an open-source software under the GNU GPLv3 license for 3 years (as part of my PhD thesis) and I am releasing the source code to the public. Now I am planning to write a plug-in ...
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Under what licenses can I release open source software that uses PyQt?
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I have two software packages for which I need to choose a license and I'm not sure if they get along with the PyQt licensing schema (which uses the GNU GPL).
Package A uses PyQt in a sense ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Is GPL “for research purposes only” self-contradictory?
So I used a piece of software which claims to be open source and is licensed under "GPL for research purposes only".
As far as I know, GPL 2 and 3 are not themselves free, in sense that you can't ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Can I license my artwork and GPL code under cc-by-nc-sa?
I have a collection of artwork licensed under CC BY-NC-SA. I want to include some code licensed under GPL. Can I include all of it under CC BY-NC-SA? If not, what should I use? The situation:
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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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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 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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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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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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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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Can a non-GPL python program use GPL Python module?
Suppose I have a Python library which is distributed under the GPL license. I would like to use that library in my program, that I may eventually want to distribute under non-GPL terms.
The library ...
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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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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 ...
