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Distributing datasets partly built with GPLv3 library
We are planning to distribute some domain specific datasets which is the output of a complex ETL process. One of the steps of the process uses a GPLv3 library. Does this mean we have to open source ...
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GPLv3 use in commercially sold embedded system
I have a question about GPLv3 usage in a commercially sold embedded system. The product sold uses a Raspberry Pi under the cover, and in the users manual provided it does mention the use of GPLv3 ...
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Include Tool under GPLv3 licence as an additional Unity executable - Is this approach viable?
Am developing an Unity game where I require the functionality of this tool (which is written in Unity itself) at runtime: https://boundingboxsoftware.com/materialize/
It essentially processes images/...
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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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Fix backtick formatting in GNU GPLv3 license
The formatting issues described in this question on Stack Overflow (backtick ` at the start and a single quote ' at the end of the quotes) do also appear in the GNU GPLv3 license text (plain text &...
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Publish open source
I use iText in my application
Is the application considered open source if I put the AGPL3 license when publishing the application on Google Play only?, or I must to do something else to considered ...
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"Modding" GPL Software and using in a multi-part commercial application
Here's my dilemna:
I own proprietary software that generates HTML.
I want my end users to use a GPL v3 open source licensed software that renders HTML in a special GUI. But I want to white label/...
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What's the meaning (qualifications) of "machine" in GPL's "machine-readable source code"?
I'm trying to understand what is (not) a "machine" in GPL's "machine-readable source code".
GPL requires you to share (a) the preferred-form-of-the-work-for-making-changes-in-it, ...
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Is aggregation of GPL and non-GPL software possible?
A colleague of mine is working with Matlab on a simulation of some sort. In order to enhance the simulation she needs a way of adding some additional data that can be easily generated using a GPL C++ ...
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Can I configure open source tools (GPL, AGPL) for my client?
I run a small consulting firm and would like to configure some GPLv3 and AGPL software for a client (think HR, Accounting, ERP software). We mainly want to avoid Oracle or other ERP providers to save ...
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Licensing for CC BY 4.0 content digitization
I have found a translation of an ancient book, and the translation is now out of copyright and its scanned contents are being hosted publicly under a Creative Common 4.0 license. The scans are images, ...
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Importing GPLv3'd code: Which copyright notice to add to my own code?
Let's say I import some header files (or Python modules) which are under GPLv3 into a source file that I would like to publish as Open Source (OS), and also signify that I have copyright on that ...
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If I can't provide GPL source because a supplier did not provide it, am I at fault?
Let’s say that I paid a third-party company to develop a new application for me. I also make myself clear about the need to have the full property of the code at the end of the developing phase. I ...
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Does reading proprietary artwork in the source code violate GPLv3 license?
Just out of curiosity, if I make a GPLv3 software that have source code that tell the program to read a file that is a proprietary artwork, but this artwork is not included in my project, does that ...
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GNU General Public License v3.0 Embedded Web Program Question
Say I have a program named X. If I edit X, I have to make the source code of X open source.
If I have another program (say a web application) and I write my own code Y (which is closed source) and I ...
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