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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Are “semiconductor masks” under copyright in the GNU GPL?
Here's a part of the GNU GPL 3.0:
0. Definitions.
"This License" refers to version 3 of the GNU General Public License.
"Copyright" also means copyright-like laws that apply to other kinds of
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What sort of requirements apply to (A)GPL software on an SSH server?
I'm trying to better understand the GNU AGPL. The only thing the AGPL is concerned with beyond the GPL is remote interaction:
if you modify the Program, your modified version must prominently offer ...
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Can I delete or recreate my repository freely if it have code under GPLv3?
I have a public repository on GitHub with project and source code under GPLv3. Can I freely drop repository and close project if I don't want to develop it. And after some years maybe I want publish ...
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Can an NDA block GPL freedom number 4?
Let's say a company modifies a GPLv3 software. All it's employees can use the modified software and have access to the modified source code.
The company's employees don't have the right to distribute ...
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Wrapping a GPL binary in an app: does the app need to be GPL too?
So, I have a question about licensing.
I am making an app whose goal is to port some typically desktop software over to mobile. So, there are really two components to what I am making. A binary, and ...
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Can I use together React SPA under GPLv3 with materials from wikipedia under CC-SA 3.0?
I have a plan create non-commercial React SPA like a demo of my skills for own portfolio. Source code of my work will be available on GitHub under GPLv3. I want to use parts of text materials from ...
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Does whole project need to be under GPLv3 when using a GPLv3 library
So I am creating an Android app that uses a Java module called core-ui which is licensed under GPLv3. If I am right, GPLv3 imposes to use the same license in my project as the license of the module.
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Is the Visual Studio 2019 Image Library compatible with GPL3?
Following this question on StackOverflow I would like to use the Windows icons (previously) included with Visual Studio as part of a Windows GUI application; the icons would be used as part of the ...
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Can I use my project with MongoDB in docker container and publish it on GitHub under GPLv3?
I have a plan to use own project (Django backend + React SPA) under GPLv3 in my portfolio with repository on GitHub for all parts of my project. My project is simple landing page with text data and ...
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Can I change a Mozilla Public License Version 2.0 project I forked to GPL v3?
I forked a Mozilla Public License Version 2.0 licensed app and made some changes.
I want to publish the app, but I want anybody who uses my code to have to adhere to GPL v3.
Since GPL v3 is more ...
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Minified GPL code inside Javascript webapp
This answer on Chess Stack Exchange comes from the lead developer of a webapp for learning chess that integrates a version of Stockfish (a popular chess-playing program released under GPLv3) ...
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Section 14 of GPL(v3)
Section 14 of the GPL(v3) states:
Revised Versions of this License.
The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new versions of the GNU General Public License from time to time. Such new ...
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EPL1.0 lib used in GPLv3 or in “EPL2.0 with secondary license” program
I plan to publish a small android app as open source. I use 2 libraries. One is licensed under Apache License v2 the other one is under EPL1.0.
Initially I wanted to license my work under GPLv3, but I ...
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Marketing GPL 3 software
I am planning on selling software which is licensed under GPL 3. I have gone through the terms and conditions listed in the GPL 3 license. However, I would like to know if any of the following ...
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If a project is released under GPLv3+ and GPLv4 is less restrictive what happens?
I've seen in multiple places project owners choosing to stick with GPLv2 to prevent the FSF from releasing a license that the project owners don't agree with but I've never seen reasoning beyond the ...
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clarify R licenses: machine learning models, developed with R in Azure, possible for commercial use?
i want to estimate machine learning models with R and i need to use it in a production environment, i'll work with Azure Datascience Virtual Machine or Azure Machine Learning.
If i use , for ex., ...
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Modifying an R package with GPL-2 | GPL-3. What is the correct workflow?
I made a modification of the R package rpart for researching purposes. The license is GPL-2 | GPL-3.
The modification is simple but it is critical for another package that I have developed. I would ...
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In repositories, does software under the LGPL include a copy of the GPL?
The repository for something that I need to use has 2 license txt. One which is the LGPL and the other the GPLv3. I heard from a member of their Discord that this is because the LGPL is an extension ...
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Can I start my project under MIT, GPLv3 or Apache 2.0 with these components?
I'm newbie in web-development. I want create a project for demo my work skills: GitHub repository with source codes and working application on some hosting service. My project is a single page ...
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Using GPL v3 for GitHub repo with no source code
I am planning to create a GitHub repo containing a summary of commands to be used as a reference. Some of these commands with a combination of unique flags have been used in the source code of a ...
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Can we modify LGPLv3 license based ERP and change the license to private?
My client wants to use an opensource ERP named Odoo. However modifications like name, UI and languages support would be required. Also the license need to be private onwards
If it is permissible under ...
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Do we have to choose a GPL License when we use MIT, GPLv.2+, LGPL2.1, LGPL3, Apache 2.0 licensed libraries in our distribution?
Our question more specific would be
if the whole work has to be published (a must) under GPLv.3 or LGPLv.3 as the used gettext.inc, gettext.php, streams.php are GNU GPLv.2 or later and Smarty is ...
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Freely distributing software with third-part libraries and including R engine and packages
I want to freely distribute a software I developed, very demanded in a specific research and academic field. That's why it's important for me to distribute it freely at least in binary form (easy to ...
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Web Frontend uses GPL3 Library
I've heard that license conditions must be applied if only I want to distribute my app. But, if I have a frontend and I use GPL3 licensed library on it, does that count as distributed? Do I need to ...
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Why is the GNU GPL v3 compatible with the Apache License v2.0?
I understand that the GNU GPL v2 and Apache License v2.0 are considered incompatible. The FSF's License List explains that this is "because [Apache] has some requirements that are not in that GPL ...
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Choosing the most restrictive open-source license
I am working on a not open source project. As I truly respect the ideas behind the free software movement, I would like to also make my own works open source whenever possible. However, I am not the ...
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Deploy GNU GPLv3 licensed SaaS application with custom pricing and closed source enhancements
I want to deploy a SaaS application (Licensed GNU GPLv3) and offer to 3rd parties with my own pricing model. I have few doubts with respect to the license and future development on the same.
Can i ...
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Is an installer/build script a GPL3 derivative work?
I'm currently creating installers/builders which will allow a specific Linux distro to be installed in a bunch of different container frameworks (Such as Docker). The distro is licensed under GPL3. Do ...
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How to interpret the SSPL terms on licensing the service under SSPL?
The SSPL as used by MongoDB is a license based on GPL, but not OSI-approved, thus programmes under that license would e.g. not fall under the topic of this community here.
Now, reading through the ...
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Is this GPLv3 licensed code “publishable” in GitHub?
I'm developing a desktop app and i'm using StrapDown.js. My question start with the StrapDown project page. It says:
This project is released under the GPLv3 license, for more details, take a look at ...
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Software under LGPL and API under GPL, which license do addons follow?
In a specific case where the software is licensed under LGPL but its API is licensed under GPL, which of these should addons (that use the API) follow?
Additionally, if it's LGPL are addons required ...
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Call GPL functionality from non-GPL interpreted code
I have code written in R, an interpreted language. The R interpreter and most R libraries are under the GPL. What are the limits upon my code, if I want to distribute it while keeping it proprietary ...
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Can I share a cracked version of a program originally under GPL v3?
The original program is open sourced under GPL v3, but asks for a fee to use it. I did not pay for it, but I'd like to share the no-fee version I compiled with my college friends (obviously under GPL ...
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Explicit linkage of GCC STL source code in end user's code - GPLv3 + GCC runtime exception
My question is related to GPLv3 and GCC runtime exception. I need to include GCC source code in my project.
I am an author of an embedded library that is intended to be built using GCC C++ compiler ...
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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 people 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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GPL 3.0 license compatibility with this custom license
I want to use paulscode sound system (http://www.paulscode.com/forum/index.php?topic=4.0) in GPL-3.0 licensed open source project.
The library has the following license (it seems it is custom written ...
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Does the use of GCC small macros and linker variables make my work GPL?
when using AVR or ARM toolchains for Atmel microcontrollers, is using GCC macros such as __AVR_...__ or linker variables making my code GPL?
I know GCC is covered by "GPL 3.0" + "GCC ...
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Understanding GPL & LGPL: Free Software with zero-cost, proprietary libraries
Background:
This question is derived from a previous question.
I am writing a Blender add-on which enables the use of Blender with a piece of hardware (i.e., a lightfield display). Blender and the ...
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Understanding GPL: Blender Add-on + System Library
Basic Information
I am writing a Blender add-on which enables the use of Blender with a piece of hardware (i.e., a lightfield display). Blender and the use of the specific Python API, which is ...
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Can i add copyright and license to a web template with a license?
I downloaded this template for my website & built my website over it.
The template license says:
This Bootstrap template is 100% FREE as long as you keep the footer attribution link. You do not ...
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Is there any reason not to always use the AGPL over the GPL?
The AGPL is mostly intended to address "software that runs over a network". However, that is pretty much most software today. And even if not, it seems to me that in light of a piece of ...
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Study existing GPLv3 licensed code while working on my own project
I plan to write a toy interpreter for a programming language as a hobby project hosted on GitHub. The official implementation of the language is licensed under GPLv3. I have read some of its code to ...
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GPL code behind a registration form
My employer wants to publish a paper about software and make it open-source under the GPL, but they want to know who is interested and downloads it.
Is it legal to ask people to fill in a regular ...
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Who is legally eligible to define a new version of the GPL?
Since GPL licenses may contain the notice that derivative software can be released either under the same or under a future GPL version, does the GPL also define who is eligible to define a new version ...
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Adding GPL classpath exception to program
GCC has a special exception that doesn't force you to use GPL for programs compiled with GCC. If I for example had program foo, how can I apply the classpath/GCC/linking exception to it as well? Do I ...
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Linking GPL software with “indirection library” with both GPL-compatible and proprietary backends, in constrast with wrapper library
I'm about to publish a GPL3 piece of software I wrote. That software uses OpenCL, and in its normal use one typically links the software against the Khronos OpenCL ICD. The ICD lets the user then ...
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Can a company circumvent the freedom of distribution on GPL software for its employees or service providers?
This post contains various related questions, but I think it's needed to solve my doubts properly.
As far as I know if I can access a free software I have the freedom to run, study, modify and ...
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Can my proprietary program use a GPLv3 binary?
I want to use in my program (closed source code) binary (GPL v3) which is used by execute it with parameters and read output/log of this execution. Can I do it? If yes, what information should I ...
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Can I fork libstdc++ without disclaiming copyright for the modifications I make?
NOTICE: Not A duplicate of Am I allowed to add additional copyright on modified code that originally the FSF released under GPLv3:
The previous question answered if I'm allowed to copyright ...
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Accessing a non-commercial API with Software under strong copyleft (e.g. GPLv3) possible?
My intention
I’d like to write a desktop GUI program using Qt (which is itself is licensed under GPL) that interfaces a REST API and I want to use a strong copyleft license, preferably GPLv3. (I use ...
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