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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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GPL/LGPL/MPL non-code content license
I want to use a dictionary (basically a text file, and no code) that is included with an open office spell checking plug-in. The plug-in is under the tri-license GPL/LGPL/MPL which I don't understand. ...
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GPL License on solution that is partly using fuctionalities of proprietary software [duplicate]
I developed a WordPress plugin that I would like to be open source and GPL compatible. My plugin covers very few functionalities, but now I have an option to use some proprietary software solution to ...
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LGPL 2.1 vs LGPL 3.0 Advantages and Disadvantages
From what I've read, LGPL 3.0 allows you to use the license together with other licenses, more permissive about that(Not even sure about that). From ...
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LGPLv3 in closed embedded environment
I'm thinking of using a LGPLv3 library in a closed source commercial program running in a closed embedded environment.
According to what I know from LGPLv3 licensing, I can use it as long as the ...
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Writing proprietary and possibly closed source software while avoiding license infractions
I am starting a software project that I want to have the option to keep it proprietary. However, since I generally use a Linux environment, I want to know: How do people write proprietary software in ...
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Is there a modified LGPL license that allows static linking?
LGPL requires that it if a program uses LGPL-ed library, users must be able to re-link the program with a different version of the library:
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d) Do one of the following:
0) Convey the ...
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How do I avoid GPL violations?
When I'm releasing a program, I like to license it under the GPL or LGPL. I also want to stay compliant with that license. I'm not good at reading legal documents, and the GPL3 is about 10 pages long. ...
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Have you used a Framework/Lib whose LGPL License? if yes, what are the impressions of your customers? [closed]
I am trying to make my first app for sale, I would like to ask some questions for those who have already sold their software:
Have you used a Framework/Lib whose LGPL License?
if yes, what are the ...
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LGPL License in commercial application
I have searched around but I don't seem to be able to get a clear answer on my questions that I understand.
I want to use the Xuggler library in my application, which is licensed either GPL or LGPL ...
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the decisive difference between LGPL and AGPL
What is the decisive difference between LGPL(v3) and AGPL(v3) ?
Both can be used in commercial production, both can also be packed within a payed product. As long as I do not change the source code ...
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licensing status of LGPL video codecs under iOS as of May 2012? [closed]
What is the status of LGPL video codecs under iOS as of May 2012?
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How does using a LGPL gem affect my MIT licensed application?
I am developing an open source ruby application under the MIT license. I am using this license because I don't want to place any restrictions on the users of the application. Also I can actually ...
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Dual-licensing LGPL 2.1 and LGPL 3
I maintain a software, a small PHP library, that is released under the LGPL version 3 license (LGPLv3). Someone wants to use the library in their software which has the GPL version 2 license. This ...
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Protecting proprietary code linking with LGPL v3 code
I've been warned that LGPL v3 forbids any kind of modifications that would prevent reverse-engineering, including software protection such as obfuscation.
In practice, does this license make it ...
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Should I include multiply license header notice in dual license software?
Is it necessarily if a software released under both of LGPL3 && GPL3 terms have to include both license header notice top of each file?
Or just put GPL header notice? or simply put LGPL3 ...
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Does the LGPL allow me to do this?
I am planning to develop a commercial software using a LGPL software.
In the LGPL software that I am using some functions in a class are not fully implemented. I want to modify the LGPL code so that ...
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Is it possible to release a library based on the ASIO SDK under the LGPLv3?
I'm wondering if it's possible to write and release a library based on the ASIO SDK under the LGPLv3.
More specifically, the ASIO license says something I'm not sure how to interpret (2.2) :
The ...
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Is it considered “conveying” if I share modified LGPL v3 code on GitHub?
It is critical to know what constitutes "conveying" under LGPL v3. I am considering creating some software based on LGPL v3. The software will be used to run a web application. Now I wonder whether ...
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What constitutes “distributing” for LGPL v3
I am considering basing some new software on a LGPL web application. I want to utilize this new software for creating one website for my employer, and we do not intend to sell or distribute the ...
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LGPL open source license
I have recently become curious about open source licenses. I have a question about the LGPL. I created a Java web project and built it as a WAR package. Can I add LGPL jars to this WAR file?
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Can I use GPL, LGPL, MPL licensed packages with my application and make it closed source?
I saw a company is using BusyBox and also using Gpl + Lgpl + Mpl packages on it, and then they have there own application running on it. Their application is a closed source package.
You buy the ...
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How does the license work for the LGPL open source framework?
Without knowing anything I wrote a big application, almost 1 year coding.
It does Video/Audio such as softphone for commercial use (we sell it). I used a framework which was licensed under the LGPL, ...
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What does “GPL with classpath exception” mean in practice?
Oracle seems to license all their Java-related open source code under the GPL with a classpath exception. From what I understand, this seems to allow to combine these libraries with your own code into ...
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Downsides of GNU LGPL v3 vs. GNU LGPL v2.1?
Firstly, I realize that this is a programming Q&A site, and not a place for legal advice.... Just trying to get a basic idea of what the downsides to using an LGPLv3 library might be.
What ...
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Copyleft Licenses - Need to attribute?
I'm currently evaluating which license to use for my next OS project, and things are getting more and more interesting after I decided that I really want to understand what the licenses mean.
Up ...
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Difference between free and open software? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Open Source but not Free Software (or vice versa)
I recently was at talk were Stallman was the keynote speaker, and he stated he hated the term open software, because it ...
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Is distributing patches in compliance with the GPL?
I'm designing a distro and some of the software packages included are maintained in such a way that my source repository doesn't actually include the source code, but they are included as an ...
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Questions about software licensing [duplicate]
I've been having a discussion about licensing and open source software. Basically - the other guy is saying that licensing is easy, if you're going to build a product you can use an (any) open source ...
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License for code snippets
I'm wondering if there is a common license that would be good for snippets of code (eg. things you might just paste into a file), which has the following conditions:
Modifications of this snippet ...
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Options for software licensing for plugins?
I'm creating a software application where up until now, the majority of code and assets have been produced by me. There are smaller bits of code that I've taken from other places; these have all been ...
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License compatibility question
I have a question regarding software licenses. I plan to put a license to a framework that I have written. My intention is that the license should be open, in order to maintain a community. Also I ...
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Can I use open source libraries in trialware?
I have written a small Java program which i'd like to distribute on my website. I have used a few external librarys which declare following licences: Apache License (2.0), LGPL and one API doesn't ...
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I created a program based on an LGPL project, and I'm not allowed to publish the source code
I thought LGPL was a permissive license, just like MIT, BSD or Apache. But today I read, that only linking to LGPL (libraries etc) is allowed from closed-source code - other than that, it's copyleft - ...
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Does (/could) an LGPL-based license exist without clause 4d?
I've started writing a framework in C (you may have heard of it: Raphters). Someone contacted me to ask whether I could re-license it because it would be useful in embedded products, but clause 4d ...
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Can a user relicense LGPL as GPL or GPL as AGPL?
The LGPL (we'll just assume version 3 for all in discussion for ease), is a less restrictive version of the GPL, likewise, the AGPL, is a more restrictive version of the GPL, but is it possible to use ...
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Searching for a license compatible with BSD, LGPL, and either MIT or GPL version 2, for commercial open source app
I'm writing a web app which I want to use commercially (i.e. I want to charge people to use it), but I'm happy to make the code available for others to fork. The app includes the following:
Django: ...
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Is there any copyleft (GPL-like) license with both the Affero and Lesser modifications?
Looking for a license that covers public network service, like AGPLv3, but like LGPL isn't infectious.
Basically I wrote some useful helper functions I want to allow to be used in any work, including ...
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shipping a recompiled plugin under lgpl
I have recompiled a plugin (making changes before they are accepted upstream) for the gstreamer media framework. I did not recompile the whole library -- just a plugin.
If I want proprietary python ...
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How does trilicense (mpl,gpl,lgpl) work when you want to use it on public website
I have tried to search for this answer for quite some time and I have gone through all the various FAQ's and documentation regarding the three licenses; but none of them have been able to answer a ...
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Choosing a licence for open source projects
I've done some open source projects, and I plan to do more in the future. So far, I've released all my code under GPL, but I've read a few articles which claim GPL is too restrictive for any code to ...
