Questions tagged [mit]
Use this tag for questions pertaining to the MIT/Expat license or the MIT/X11 license.
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Can I create a SVG site containing files with all these licenses?
My site
My site is like a gallery of SVG files from different sources, with different licenses. In a way similar to https://www.flaticon.com/.
When clicking on an item it will show on a modal together ...
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GitHub Repository with MIT license with one file under GNU license
I have a repository that is licensed under MIT license. The repository is still private, but I want to make it public soon.
Nevertheless, there is a file (a Makefile), that is licensed under
GNU LGPL ...
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If I use MIT, and I like authors to keep copyright of their patches, does MIT forbid this and do I need them to relicense back their contributions?
I'm reading the C4 explanation and I like many of its directives. http://socialarchitecture.science/c4-deep/
I'm not looking to create a OSS project that aims to be C4 certified.
For one reason, I ...
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How correctly specify ReactJS license in my SPA repo and contribute it?
If I understand correctly, ReactJS ships with MIT FB license.
I will plan create a repository with code based on using ReactJS as dependency in my SPA.
In my app, I want want to use another open-...
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Licensing using c++ strings and cout
I am creating a library for c++ on github. I want to release it under mit license, but several times i use lines of code like:
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
cout << "...
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Have MIT license text to be added if software is just using?
Let's assume that I sell Angular course on Udemy. In this case, I wonder whether I have to add Angular's MIT license text to my course or not.
If I have to do this, is it enough to add the license ...
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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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Source and jar without dependencies under MIT, runnable jar with dependencies under GPL
Image I would like to develop MIT (or Apache 2.0)-licensed software using an LGPL library.
As far as I understand this is allowed as long as I'm distributing the library in a seperate jar file and ...
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What prevents a large company with deep pockets from rebranding my MIT project and killing me off?
I'm planning to start an MIT licensed project for a Web Server like Apache and Nginx, but primarily targeting the Windows Platform. Those that don't understand open source software are calling me ...
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Licensing for a physical product developed from MIT code
I have a developed a Book using outputs from parts of code from a MIT licence repository.
Where would I show or put the copyright licence? On the product? Or create a website?
Or because it is not ...
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Refund laws in europe and austrailia
I distribute my software for free, under the MIT licence. This says there is no warranty, but in some jurisdictions there is a mandatory warranty
https://www.accc.gov.au/business/treating-customers-...
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Can I link a BSD-3 library to an MIT project?
I have an MIT licensed project and I want to use a BSD-3 library as a package. The BSD-3 library will only be used for implementation purposes, so the users of the MIT project will not be able to use ...
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3-clause BSD or MIT license for software that imports numpy and matplotlib?
I wrote a Python script (a .py file) that I'd like to publish and license correctly. My script imports
numpy (3-clause BSD)
matplotlib.pyplot (Matplotlib license [BSD-compatible])
os and argparse (...
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Can someone fork a MIT-licensed project, distribute the binaries as a paid software, and keep it closed source?
If I license my project with MIT-license, could someone:
fork the project and distribute the binaries as a paid software
just have a quote of my original license in the Help > About dialog box, as ...
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Does importing a python package in my source code constitute redistribution of that package?
I wish to make a python package I have written publicly available on github as source code. I am being advised that I should add a NOTICE detailing all the third party packages that my code depends on....
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Who will be the copyright owner of a new file in a forked repository on github?
Let's say there is a MIT Licensed repository on github, then by definition all the files that belongs to the repository is owned by the copyright holder of the repository.
But if I fork the project ...
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MIT and MS-LPL license compatibility options
My project is MIT licensed and 3rd party code is all either ISC or MIT licensed which are both compatible licenses.
I maintain project code licenses per file, that is each source includes a license ...
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Can I mix GPL code with assets modified under different licenses?
I'm currently working on an open source video game and would like to mix licenses within the core project.
I would like to:
License all source code I write as AGPLv3.
License all original assets I ...
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MIT license for non-public use between two parties?
I'm looking for a license to use in a software project that is developed by two parties. The MIT license looks like a good choice because both parties have full rights and few restrictions. Both ...
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What does a web API entails if it's licensed under MIT? Do I have to credit the API if I use it in my app?
I have trouble understanding if a web api must be credited if it's under the MIT license. I'm technically only calling the API so I'm not modify the API code. It seems to my understanding that it is ...
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Can PyQt5 projects use the MIT license?
I maintain a PyQt5 project on GitHub under the MIT license but now I am wondering if I am risking getting in trouble by not making it GPL... This answer makes me think that releasing my own code under ...
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Since some software is open source, can you add a feature you created and use it for your own personal use?
For example, if I want to add a bunch of lines in VS code using a single command and say I'm able to build this feature, can I use this on my version of VS code without the community acceptance?
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How can you check if your dependencies comply to their dependencies' licenses?
Like the top answer of this post says, let's say your project uses library M. M uses the MIT license and has dependencies G and A, which use GPLv2 and Apache2 respectively. As a result, M is not ...
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Proper attribution of 'BSD 3-Clause License' code in a MIT license project [duplicate]
I have a repository on Github that I want to license under the MIT license. I have copy pasted parts of two other projects, one which is under an MIT license, and another which is under a BSD 3-Clause ...
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Releasing code containing MIT library using all right reserved license?
For example, I have code
int main()
{
myFunction();
MitCopyPastedFunction();
}
where I have copied a section of code from a MIT licensed library. In this case, i want to release my project ...
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MIT license text as ELF section?
The MIT license says "The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software." where Software refers to the "...
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How do I ensure I am using MIT-licensed code correctly?
This might be silly question but I thought its best I thought I should clear this up.
I found this repositoy on Github. It has a MIT license attached to it and I modified this repository according to ...
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MIT license ok if dependent package uses LGPL
I would like to publish my opensource project with an MIT license but was wondering if that is ok given that a dependency (not a direct dependency) seems to have LGPL.
These are my python packages ...
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Licences for creating technical writing/documentation - also publishing to Medium/Dev.to
Apologies if this is off topic here.
I'm creating a basic technical blog which will contain tutorial/code snippets/project management thoughts, whatever.
The idea is to:
Host the raw markdown on a ...
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License description for repository that uses a template under MIT license
Assume that I use a template repository on GitHub (e.g., https://github.com/actions/typescript-action), make a tool, and publish it on GitHub under MIT license.
However, obviously I need to show the ...
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How to sub-license a modified MIT licensed project as a copyright?
I searched for this question over the internet but with no success.
I got a MIT licensed python library and did my modifications to fit my necessities. I want this new version to be a copyright with ...
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Using of library under MIT license with dependency on library under MPL-2.0
We want to use MSGReader library in our project. MSGReader is open-source project under MIT license. MSGReader depends on OpenMcdf library under Mozilla Public License 2.0.
Our project is proprietary ...
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Is Microsoft in compliance with MIT license for .Net Core?
I noticed that Microsoft claims to apply an MIT license to their .NET core code, which appears to contain a variance:
Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and Contributors
Whereas the opensource.org MIT ...
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How are software patches licensed?
Consider the software project dwm by Suckless. The project is clearly licensed under the MIT/X Consortium License, which includes the clause
The above copyright notice and this permission notice ...
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Should I translate license to app's language?
I'm developing a totally Persian portable (single .exe) app and want to apply MIT license on it. I included English license text in the help PDF which is embedded in app.
Should I translate license ...
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Is it ok to use React Navigation Stack/Drawer in your app when its dependency (@react-native-community/masked-view) does not have a license file?
I would like to use React Navigation in my React Native app which I would like to distribute in the Google Play Store. Both Stack and Drawer implementations of React Navigation have MIT licenses with ...
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Mattermost License
I don't understand this:
Mattermost Licensing
SOFTWARE LICENSING
You are licensed to use compiled versions of the Mattermost platform
produced by Mattermost, Inc. under an MIT LICENSE
See MIT-...
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Using MIT license for commercial purpose
I am interested in using this (https://github.com/awaragi/prometheus-mssql-exporter) software within our organisation. This repository has an MIT license.
I would like to clone this repository to my ...
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How to tell which parts of code are under MIT license?
I am building a javascript application that will be sold commercially with a non-free EULA. I used small sections of code from an MIT licensed project, so I understand I need to include the MIT ...
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Distributing LGPL library (OpenAL) as part of the MIT licensed game engine
Background:
I'm writing a game engine (a set of libraries actually) that simplifies game development with C# language (OK it is yet another game engine :).
My plan is to make it as free as possible. ...
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Source-only distribution of MIT-licensed project which depends on GPL library
I'm trying to understand exactly when a work becomes a "derivative work," and how it affects licensing of my project. In my situation, we have a scientific code that we have written which is ...
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Adding AGPL patches to a Software with APACHE2 or MIT License
I am interested in creating a fork of an abandoned software. The software which is no longer maintained is release under the terms of Apache 2 license.
Am I allowed to create my patches under a less ...
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Using one source code file from other project with different license type
I want to use one source code file from other open source project which is licensed under GPL3. That source code will be used to perform a single task in my project.
My entire project is licensed ...
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Using different licenses for different branches of the same repository
I have a Git repository with a medium-sized project on GitHub. Since there are some components depending on GPL libraries, the repository is currently also licensed under the GPL. However, the GPL-...
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Adding condition of giving a url to the original work to MIT license
I wand to share my code under MIT license on github, my question is: can I add a condition to the license that makes anyone who uses my code include copyright notice along with a url to my original ...
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license of MIT license text?
Under which license is the license text of the MIT license itself distributed?
If I make a new license based on the MIT license (a derivative work) and call it differently, am I allowed to do that?
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Can an NPM package have an MIT license on github if it depends on MIT packages with BSD-2, BSD-3 and Apache 2 licenses
I am trying to understand if an NPM package can be open-source on GitHub with an MIT license if it depends on NPM packages that are open-source on GitHub with a BSD-2, BSD-3, Apache 1 or Apache 2 ...
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What are the most suitable license for full open source framework? [closed]
I'm newbie in Open Source. In the near future I plan to publish to GitHub my web framework based on ECMA(JScript)/XSLT based on IIS hosting.
In plans to make the repository as public. So that I can ...
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Can i use MIT licensed library in my GPL3 project
I'm writing a library that I want to use in my GPL3 main project and I wonder if I can license the library using the MIT license.
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If my program use a project with MIT, but I modified some code of it, than do I need to mention that I use this project? [duplicate]
Does MIT require people must to mention the project that they use code or binary files obtained under this license? Even users close source or modified it?
And how about only the binary file or folder ...
