Questions tagged [copyleft]
For questions about the copyleft concept (also known as Share-Alike), a concept that promotes or enforces the use of the same or compatible license for derived works.
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Implications of the AGPL 3.0 License for integrated methods
We are developing a toolkit primarily as a QGIS Plugin (basically a collection of Python code and related scripts that can be run within QGIS). It is a collection of tools and algorithms revolving ...
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Removing the statement "Powered by" under GPLv3
I would like to know, if I can remove the statement "Powered by GrandNode" from the footer, where GrandNode published under the license GPLv3.
Here is the official website: https://grandnode....
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How to properly go about bundling an LGPLv2.1+ header in a GPLv3 project
I am developing a personal project (licensed under GPL-3.0-only) which I am trying to keep portable across different POSIX-compatible systems, but it is dependent on macros and typedefs from GLIBC's ...
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Can I use spacy model licenced under CC BY-SA 4.0 Deed and don't change the license of my code?
I want to use korean spacy model, but it's licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 Deed, If I add this model to my binary file, will I have to license my code under CC BY-SA 4.0 Deed? (Important part of my program is ...
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What copyleft license could I use for a program that depends on non-free libraries?
My specific case is to make an open source game using Unreal Engine. I'd like that game to be "copyleft": I give the source code, and anyone can use it to make improved versions of the game, ...
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What if I don't open-source my code after using a copyleft public repo?
I plan to build an app based on a public repo with a copyleft license (AGPL-3.0 license). I don't want to open-source my own code (my own code will just server and front-end code, which are built on ...
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What is the best weak copyleft licence against patent trolling?
To avoid an XY question, the general requirements I have are:
The licence should not impose operational complexity for downstream users of a library (users should not be forced to think about linking)...
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Locking myself from ever changing license
Is there any way, that I can lock myself from ever changing the repository license to non open-source one?
These is this trend with open-source companies, that once they gain enough press, and enough ...
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Why it is not possible to create a proprietary fork of GPL?-or-later software?
Let's assume there is a project under GPL2-or-later license. My understanding
is that anyone can take the project and make a fork with GPL2-only additions.
They could also take the project and make a ...
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CC BY-NC copyleft?
I did some research and could not answer the question:
Does CC BY-NC ensure that the NC restriction is passed forward?
I would think it should. Otherwise, someone could make a tiny change to the work ...
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Can I use MPL 2.0 and BSL licensed software for a proprietary repo?
I am building a web application in which I intend to keep the source code private and proprietary. The web application would be used by end users for personal profit. I plan on using Turborepo (https:/...
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does reformatting JSON count as 'transformation' for CC-SA?
I am working with a very large JSON dataset licensed CC-BY-SA. I only need parts of this dataset, and some of the JSON field names are not especially descriptive, so I am re-naming them.
The text of ...
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Copyleft licenses for a (new) LaTeX document class
I am about to release a new document class I developed myself. I am currently in disarray about what license can/should be used for such a project.
The "default" license used for LaTeX code ...
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"Pure Copyleft" Software Licenses? (with no additional restrictions)
TL;DR How can we replace the GPLv3 requirements of source disclosure + explicit license copy with something more subtle like "This work allows the users [...], and any derived work (recursively) ...
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When I use CC BY-SA media in a website, do I "remix, transform, or build upon the material"?
I'm using some images that have a CC BY-SA 4.0 license in my website. Of course I apply the correct attribution as is required by the license.
I am, however, confused by the "ShareAlike" ...
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