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Qt solutions have been re-licensed, can I use the src directly now
I have a commercial application that uses a Qt Solutions component. Until recently, this component was licensed under the LGPL license, so I was forced to use the component in the form of a shared ...
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What is the diffrence between the BSD and MIT licenses? [duplicate]
I assume based on this answer that the only difference between the MIT and BSD is the fact that MIT doesn't require credits when redistributing. Is that right? Is there any reason to use one over the ...
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Changing the license in a fork from GPL to GPL compatible? [duplicate]
I have forked a project that was released under the GPL and made substantial modifications, however there are still some parts and general ideas that are the same as upstream.
Due to user interest I ...
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Is this modified BSD license compatible with GPL?
I am working on open source project, that uses the source code from FlatAssembler project, which uses following license, based on BSD 2-clause with one additional clause added at the end of the text.
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Does a BSD-licensed project need a signed statement from each contributor?
Today I read on Fossil SCM's mailing list:
The problem with BSD is that you really should get a signed form from each
contributor stating that their contribution is BSD. This is automatic with
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When forking an dual-licensed permissive/GPL project, can I drop one of the licenses?
Consider an existing project that is dual-licensed GPL + either MIT or BSD.
Since it's dual-licensed, when I fork, can I pick one license in the fork? Or do my forked files need to continue to be ...
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How to document a dual open source license?
If a project is dual-licensed GPL & BSD, should there be one LICENSE file with the text of both licenses? Or two separate files, one for each license?
And I think I should put a copyright/license ...
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Open source license with backlink requirement
I'm developing a Javascript library, and I'm thinking about releasing it under an open source license (e.g. GPL, BSD, MIT) — but that requires that websites that use the software link back to my ...
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What are the conditions to convert BSD-licensed code to another language?
I'm in the process of writing a library in PHP, based on a Java package that comes with a BSD license.
The code will obviously not be the same as the original, but most class/method names, and the ...
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Can I use a project code which has New BSD license but uses a GPL license library?
I want to use the ICSOpenVpn project source code in my commercial application.
If we see the ICSOpenVpn project, it states that its license is New BSD but the libopenvpn.so library it uses is under ...
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Handling optional GPL dependencies
Assume I have a library A which is licensed under a two-clause Free BSD style license. Library A optionally depends on library B (the availability of the dependency is configured at build-time), which ...
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Incorporating GPL Code in my Open Source Project
I have downloaded a currently inactive GPL project with a view to updating it and releasing the completed codebase as open source. I'm not really a fan of GPL though and would rather licence my ...
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Can I use new BSD licensed library/code in commercial closed source project?
I've found freetype-gl library I want to use. It has new BSD license and I'd like to use it in my closed source commercial project.
Can I do it?
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Redistributing BSD-licensed software?
Is it acceptable to distribute unmodified BSD-licensed software (pyglet) with GPL-licensed software I created? The BSD allows for sale of modified software, I know, but does it allow re-licensing of ...
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How to manage, in practice, licence files when combining GPL and BSD licensed code?
I am writing code that uses one library with GPL (not LGPL) license, and one with the 3-clause BSD license. Since I link to GPL-licensed library, my code will need to be GPL as well. How should I, in ...
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ISC license advice [closed]
What is your opinion on the ISC license?
Do you think it is suitable as MIT or Simplified BSD license replacement?
What are the pros and cons of ISC compared to MIT or BSD?
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Does this BSD-like license achieve what I want it to?
I was wondering if this license is:
self defeating
just a clone of an existing, better established license
practical
any more "corporate-friendly" than the GPL
too vague/open ended
and finally, if ...
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Best way to reliably recognize open source licenses?
In many projects these days most of the novel code consists of glue code that helps combine dozens of different libraries, plugins and helpers that are licensed under a variety of open source ...
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Is BSD-License compatible with Apple AppStores?
I would like to know if it is possible to make an application to be sold on Apple AppStores that is linked (during compilation) to a BSD-licensed library.
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Making money from a custom built interpreter? [closed]
I have been making considerable progress lately on building an interpreter. I am building it from NASM assembly code (for the core engine) and C (cl.exe the Microsoft compiler for the parser). I ...
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Components under what licenses can I use in my paid app?
I'm working on an application and I need to use some existing components such as libraries and JavaScript frameworks that are covered by licenses. My application will be paid (not free) and ...
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Can I re-license Academic Free License code under 2-Clause BSD / ITC?
I want to fork a piece of code licensed under the Academic Free License. For the project, it would be preferable to re-license it under the ISC License or the 2-Clause BSD license, which are ...
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How to license a script/package if it uses multiple 3rd-party components with different licenses?
I have already searched but didn't managed to find a suitable answer.
My problem is this: I use different software packages with different licenses to develop a free and open-source (not commercial) ...
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MIT vs. BSD vs. Dual License
My understanding is that:
MIT-licensed projects can be used/redistributed in BSD-licensed projects.
BSD-licensed projects can be used/redistributed in MIT-licensed projects.
The MIT and the BSD ...
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What are the legal considerations when forking a BSD-licensed project?
I'm interested in forking a project released under a two-clause BSD license:
Copyright (c) 2010 {copyright holder}
All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, ...
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Is there a license where all rights are granted?
The licenses I know, including open source and the less restrictive ones like BSD, make it mandatory to:
Retain the copyright notice, and/or:
Indicate that the precise part of source code was ...
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Can I license parts of my code under different licenses
Can I license different parts of my code (different classes) under different licenses?
E.g. I have downloaded and modified a class which licensed under the BSD 3 point.
Can I then say, file ...
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Question about the no-endorsment clause on the BSD license
I'm developing a non-free library and I want to use Bcrypt.Net in it. The clause in question:
Neither the name of BCrypt.Net nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote ...
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Why do people pick the MIT license over BSD, if BSD's “non-endorsement clause” is a good idea?
According to this question and it's replies
What is the purpose of the "non-endorsement clause" in the New BSD license?
it seems smarter to pick the BSD license over the MIT, to prevent ...
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Can I redistribute simplified BSD code?
Here is a plugin I wish to redistribute:
http://plugins.jquery.com/project/TextAreaResizer
I've written a Jquery plugin that needs the text resizer as a prerequisite. The license type says:
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How much code does one have to derive from another source before the license rules are applicable?
In an attempt to not re-invent the wheel, I've been working on a CMS's text-sanitization layer. I found that SimplePie had a really good one in use with it's RSS feed, but it had a lot of features ...
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What is the difference between the BSD and the BCL licenses?
What differences are there, if any, between BSD and BCL licences?
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How to 'reproduce copyright` in an app?
Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and
the following disclaimer in the
documentation and/or other materials
provided with ...
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What is the purpose of the “non-endorsement clause” in the New BSD license?
Note: This question is not about the "obnoxious BSD advertising clause". The New BSD license does not contain that clause, and is compatible with the GPL.
I'm trying to pick between the New BSD ...
