Questions tagged [mit]
Use this tag for questions pertaining to the MIT/Expat license or the MIT/X11 license.
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Can the MIT license be applied to music?
If not, are there any other good options for me to effectively allow use by everyone for almost any reason? I'd prefer to take a hands-off approach as opposed to attempting to place anything in the ...
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How to provide attribution when numerous contributors hold copyright
My software depends on and links to a third-party open-source library licensed under the MIT license. No copyright notice is present in the LICENSE file, the README file, or any of the source files. ...
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What type of notices and licenses do I need to add when adding (and modifying) code from an Apache 2.0 codebase to my own MIT codebase?
I want to add code from an Apache 2.0 software to my own code base which is MIT. I know that generally these are compatible but my worry is how to add the Apache 2.0 code with the appropriate ...
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What modifications to the Authors and License section in the README file of a cloned repository are permissible under an MIT License?
Suppose Robert Smith has a repo with a README file containing this section:
Authors
Robert Smith
Robert Smith's website
License
Code copyright Robert Smith. Code released under the MIT license.
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Including design reference implementations with open source program
I am developing an open-source FPGA project that targets multiple FPGA development boards. The project itself is licensed MIT.
On one of the targets, the VGA-to-HDMI encoder chip included on the board ...
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Using GNU General Public Licensed code in an MIT Licensed application
I am developing a GUI Java-based application using swing and am thinking of using the MIT license, though when reading the licenses stated in the components of java swing I see that they are licensed ...
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Is it possible to have an MIT-licensed directory inside an MPL 2.0 repository?
I'm licensing my project under MPL 2.0, but I have a certain directory for utilities that I don't want to be under copyleft.
If I put an MIT license in the said directory, can it override the MPL 2.0 ...
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Given the existence of the Apache license, and the reasons for it over MIT/BSD license, is it still safe to use MIT/BSD?
Apache license exists as a permissive open-source license as opposed to MIT/BSD license with the perceived benefit that it also protects authors from patent violations. Although I think I read ...
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Which license for a project combining MIT libraries and GPL modified files?
I have a website that uses MIT licensed libraries for JavaScript (THREE.js, Chart.js, js-yaml). The librairies are loaded through CDNs so their source files aren't explicitly present in the source ...
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What are the *restrictions* in permissive licenses like MIT or Apache 2.0?
If I (or a company where I work) use a source code part from an open source project licensed under a permissive license like MIT or Apache 2.0 it is clear I can modify, edit etc it.
What is not clear ...
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MIT notice in firmware for devices with no user interface
The MIT license says:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.
In case of proprietary software, there is usually ...
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MIT-licensed data as part of Android app
I have developed an Android app with Kivy, which I'd like to publish in Google Play. Now, I'd like to use certain MIT-licensed data, which will ship as part of the app. Is this legal? As far as I ...
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What is the official logo for the MIT License?
I'm wanting to find a way to indicate visually, as shorthand, that certain projects I'm publishing fall under one license or another. On the actual GitHub page for each project, the full license name ...
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Is copy of code snippet from BSL 1.1 licensed repository to an MIT licensed repository allowed?
Source Repository license: Business Source License 1.1
Destination Repository license: MIT. This is an open-source repo, sort of a library, having a lot of contributors. Code here is used by a lot of ...
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Is License mentioned in README enough [duplicate]
Some discontinued library mentions the MIT license only in their readme:
https://github.com/krispenney/FCAlertView
Do license mentions in README file without actual LICENSE file mean same in court?
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Can someone fork my GPLv3 code, rewrite the entire thing, and change its license to MIT? [duplicate]
Their fork in question is: https://github.com/weiluntong/ProtonVPN-server-load
My original upstream code is: https://github.com/twenty5151/ProtonVPN-server-load
First, I am aware of the two related ...
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Setup file installs DLLs
I have a Windows Forms Project written in C++ CLI with MySQL Database integration. I have created a Setup File using INNO Setup but I need to include MySQL.Data.dll to deploy the application, so ...
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How to publish research source code that modifies GPL v3 and LGPL v2.1 or later code, as well as uses MIT and MPL2 code?
I wrote a software simulation for my Bachelor's Thesis. For a statistical routine for the simulation, I adapted code from an LGPL v2.1 or later licensed library, without including the library, just ...
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MIT + commercial licence? Is it possible?
I have a project with MIT license. The idea of dual licensing came up several times and I wonder if it's possible to add a second license next to MIT that obligates companies e.g. with larger than $1,...
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MIT license alternative with explicit trademark use protection [closed]
Do you know a license, if possible approved by the Open Source Initiative, that's very similar to the MIT license but has explicit trademark use protection like the MLP 2.0 license?
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License for Windows Forms Application in C++/CLI and MySQL
I have built an application using Windows Forms Desktop Application in C++/CLI, I am also using NuGet Package for MySQL.data as well as I am using MySQL code for the application.
I need to add a ...
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Do you have to be mark the changes when modifying code under MIT, Apache2.0 or BSD?
I'm currently programming a Flutter mobile app and a website.
I use code from the MIT license on the website and the app. In the app I also use code under the Apache 2.0 license and the BSD 3 clause.
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How to use GPL-licensed project with MIT code snippet license correctly?
My company uses WordPress (GPL license), a child theme of a theme and plugins under GPL and just a few code snippets under the MIT license.
Because the GPL license is the stronger license (MIT license ...
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What to do if someone forked your project and removed its license?
Say you created a website and it's open-source under MIT.
A month later, I changed it to GPL-3.0 License.
A month passed again, someone forked my project in GitHub and is making money off it via ...
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Add author to MIT license? [duplicate]
I have forked a git repository where the original author has added a MIT license.
The license begins with:
Copyright (c) 2017 Original Author
Now, I have added some significant contributions to the ...
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Am I violating the terms of the base licenses when I publish my project on GitHub without any license and/or links to authors of used components?
Many developers, students, etc. put their code on GitHub without any links to authors of used components and licenses. I tried find a new job and yesterday HR ask me create Rest API with django + drf ...
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a problem with SIMILAR emojis to existing ones
it was some time ago but, yeah, my emojis (yes, emojis, not a joke, that's not even funny) ruined my github account (i just got flagged). for the now i was trying to use other platforms/solutions (...
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How should I format licences to redistribute Apache 2.0-based project?
I want to redistribute the compiled binaries and headers of OpenCV.
That means that I'm going to:
Download some compiled release from OpenCV's Releases page.
Create my own repository which will ...
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Dual license (GPL: my contribution, MIT: others' contribution) in an open source project?
Say I am the owner of an open source project, and I want to publish my code under the GPL license.
I expect myself to be the main contributors, but I want to stay open to others' contribution. At the ...
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MIT License for a translation
There's a software called vnpy on github that's in chinese.
We have a translated copy to english. The goal is to keep their MIT license but just for that code.
We're wondering: Should we make a ...
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Can MIT and Apache licenses be used together?
I am a web template seller and use different tools / libraries / plugins such as Bootstrap 5, jQuery, select2, wowbook, etc. which are under MIT and Apache licenses.
Are these two licenses compatible?
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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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How to properly attribute other's people work on GitHub?
I have an open source project (under GPL license) that has some parts incorporated from other projects (that use MIT and GPL), and one of the provisions of both of these licenses is The above ...
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Which licenses of Open Source plugins/libraries can i used in my commercial SaaS product
i wan to create SaaS for help people to solve different tasks.
Which licenses of plugins/libraries can i use in my SaaS?
A lot of examples describes a use of plugins and libraries with a software, but ...
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How would people be able to credit my open source software that generates HTML?
I am working on an open source project with an MIT license. The project takes markdown and parses it into HTML pages. (I know it's been done before but I was bored) And I'm a little confused on how ...
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Where can I find a final, authoritative, clear list of how to handle "license snippets" for common licenses?
I am looking for an authoritative, clear and up-to-date document on what exactly a person or an institution has to do for the so-called "license snippets"/"license notice" for ...
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Should I keep the old project's name in the copyright details after a fork?
So, given what i asked here, I was wondering if i should leave the old project's name after a fork, in the copyright detail in the code...
Essentially, I did it like so:
#Copyright 2015 by ....
#...
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What should I do with the copyright details in a codebase when modifying it when it wasn't forked?
So essentially, I once downloaded some script off github, forgot about it, then thought "Why not modify it!" and thus now decided to push it to my github account...
Question is though, do i ...
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Can I use a logo (Image) from a GitHub repository with an MIT License?
Can I use a Logo (Image file) from Github Repository with an MIT License, without violating any copyright terms?
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Can I use a (modified) LGPL-2.1 library in my MIT-licensed library?
I am developing a Modbus library for use on microcontrollers.
Internally, I am using an (apparently) heavily-modified version of libmodbus (slightly-modified from the version that comes with ...
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Sign and distribute unmodified GNU GPLv2, MIT and Apache2 Linux packages
Software component under a custom open-source license requires certain third-party GPLv2, Apache2, and MIT Linux packages:
GPLv2 package is not part of the component but is usually used to integrate ...
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If I fork a lib that is MIT / Apache 2.0 dual license, can I change it to CC0 for redistribution?
A lot of our projects are CC0 licensed and I had been researching across the web to find any information regarding the legalities of this, and to retain the original author's moral rights. I have not ...
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MIT License - Can I license part of a repo?
I have a public GitHub repo, with multiple folders containing different plugins.
Am I able to license each of those plugins separately, or does the whole repo have to be licensed as one?
One of the ...
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Merging parts of another, parallel, fork [MIT]
The situation is following: There is a project (lets call it A), standard MIT licensed but long abandoned. I created a rebranded fork, fully MIT compliant, called B. Another person, lets call him Jack,...
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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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Several beginner questions about using MIT-licensed code
Hi, I recently made this website, hosted on Github. (Repo)
The website uses multiple MIT-licensed (or similar licenses) 'code':
Several SVG icons from Wikimedia commons (Icon 1, Icon 2, Icon 3).
Code ...
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GPL: How to "inherit" license from another project?
I'm writing a tool that heavily utilizes Git (without linking against parts of it, or using any of its source files in the code) through the cli interface.
I would still like to license it under the ...
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How to use LGPL with embedded firmwares?
I am developing a firmware for embedded devices.
The project contains many libraries, plus one main executable that uses all the libraries. Each component is compiled individually. In the final step, ...
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MIT license change own name as copyright holder
If I am the copyright holder of a project licensed under the MIT license, can I change the name in the copyright notice? For example after a name change or changing to/from a pseudonym.
Note that (...
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The official node.js deb package repository has no source packages, is it a license breach?
Recently I tried to download the official node.js source debian packages, as described here.
For my largest surprise, their source repositories are simply empty (although they are part of their ...
