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Can a dual-licensed project include code only compatible with one of the licenses?
I have a project licensed under the EUPLv1.2 license, and I want to incorporate GPLv3-licensed code in it. However, due to the GPL's copyleft, that is not legally possible.
Is it possible to dual-...
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Is the CANN license an open source license?
https://gitcode.com/cann/ops-nn/blob/master/LICENSE In the terms of this open-source license:
it defines the hardware: "1.2 Huawei AI Processors mean AI chipsets (i) branded with "Ascend&...
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Can I fork an Apache 2.0 (or MIT) library and license my fork as AGPL-3.0-or-later?
I'd like to fork a project (that isn't mine), which has an Apache 2.0 license (it's actually offered under the choice of Apache 2.0 or MIT), and I'm wondering if I'm allowed to license my fork under ...
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Are `.gitmodule` and `.git/config` covered by the license?
Say I pull a GPL project, then run a git submodule update, or point .git/config to add a fork, without changing the code, does this make it a derived work?
It's not clear to me, because all this data ...
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Mechanics of re-licensing a fork of permissively licensed code
I am, roughly speaking on the opposite side of Can someone re-license my BSD-3-licensed project under the MIT license, remove my copyright notices, and list me as a "collaborator" without ...
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Handling client integrity for closed/opensource mixed project
Let's say I have a project in which I use modified LGPL libraries that is used by my own code. As far as I understand it, I am obligated to publish the changes I made to the LGPL libraries, and I am ...
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looking for a copyleft license that allows myself to `#include` my library in proprietary closed-source applications but not others unless granted [duplicate]
I’m looking for a copyleft license or CLA for a library I’m developing that meets the following requirements:
The library itself remains fully copyleft (e.g., GPLv3).
Only I, the original author, am ...
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What does it mean, if a C or C++ header with non-trivial code is LGPL licensed?
LGPL has certain requirements for software that uses LGPL libraries. The most common way to satisfy these in otherwise closed-source software is to supply the LGPL library as a dynamic library, which ...
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MIT licensing inquiry
I'm working on a project that I'm going to use the MIT license for. I'm including code from another project that's not mine also licensed under MIT. I'm getting a tiny bit confused how my license ...
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Can I host and use modified GPL JavaScript on my website while keeping my main app closed source?
I’m building a commercial web application that runs entirely in the browser. I want to use a JavaScript library that is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL v2 or later).
Here’s my plan:
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(Why) is AI generated code/work allowed to be released under free/open/libre licenses?
It seems more and more people see no problem with pushing or otherwise releasing LLM-generated code/work as their own. However, it occurs to me, that every free/open/libre licence I can think of ...
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What are effective, license-compliant methods to integrate AGPL software into cloud-based research tools?
Suppose a web-based scientific application uses an AGPL-licensed computational backend. What practical strategies allow the frontend to interface with that backend without triggering broader AGPL ...
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GPL-ed and proprietary JS on the same page: "mere aggregation" or not?
Say an individual builds a personal blogging site using Wordpress, with a contact form plugin that includes some JavaScript on the contact form page. This plugin is available, as a whole, under the ...
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License for a programming language
I have created a programming language (an interpreter, a dedicated text-editor, reference manual and documentation, including usage examples), and I would like to publish it. I am interested in the ...
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My Own Qt Creator Plugin License(Qt Company GPL Exception 1.0)
I would like to create a plugin for Qt Creator, and I understand the term from Qt Company GPL Exception 1.0(https://github.com/qt-creator/qt-creator/blob/master/LICENSES/LICENSE.GPL3-EXCEPT)
Exception ...