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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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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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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.
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Difference between free and open software? [duplicate]
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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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Why is jQuery released under MIT and not LGPL?
Why is jQuery released under MIT and not LGPL?
What are the benefits of using MIT compared to LGPL for a framework?