Questions about legal problems which may arise during software development or questions about software law, patents and copyrights in general.
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AGPL-compatible license
I am using a java library licensed under AGPL3.
However, I would like to license my own work as BSD, such that my code could then be integrated in proprietary projects if one strips the library. Will ...
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3answers
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Ethics, Clients, and legal repercussions
I'm asking this after reading a SO question where the OP asked for help decoding obfuscated code, which looks like it belongs to a closed-source company.
The OP's client is saying "I don't know the ...
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1answer
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License requirements for including open source software
In an open source project, a number of other open source libraries have been included to implement needed functionality, some as libraries (LGPL), and some as source code (non-LGPL). The new BSD ...
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What are the Pros and Cons of the GPL?
I'm looking at licensing some open source software and am looking at the GPL. What are the pros and cons of using this license?
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Does making source code available affect your ability to generate revenue?
We’re working on a .Net framework which ultimately amounts to a single DLL. We intend to charge for commercial use of the framework, but make it free for open source/non-commercial use. The rough ...
