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Why does the GPL not specify a jurisdiction or choice of law clause?
tl;dr version Unlike most software licenses, the GPL (at least version 3.0) does not contain a choice of law provision. Why is this, and what provisions are in place to adjudicate disputes in the ...
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Blender addon interface with non-GPL compatible renderer through OpenGL driver using system library exception?
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I'm making a 3D rendering addon for Blender which is GPL 2/3 code that needs to communicate with non-GPL compatible library that does the rendering. I need some of this communication to be as fast ...
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Section 14 of GPL(v3)
Section 14 of the GPL(v3) states:
Revised Versions of this License.
The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new versions of the GNU General Public License from time to time. Such new ...
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Can I use a license with a warranty disclaimer when my country's laws make that inapplicable? [duplicate]
I'm studying Computer Science in Germany. Even before the beginning of my studies, I wrote some software in order to learn how to write good code (and in order to have fun, too :-) ).
Now, I'd like to ...
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Legally, is getting a js file from a server the same as installing npm package?
I'm working on a (most possibly) proprietary front-end React app for my company. We use this npm package as a plugin for TinyMce editor. Turns out, it has GPL v3 license, which isn't allowed as per ...
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Is there a legal definintion of a file?
The MIT, GPL, and Apache Licenses all make references to "files".
Here are example of such references:
(all emphasis added)
MIT:
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person ...
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Embedding GPL code in proprietary software
Here's a tricky situation that I didn't encounter before:
My company embeds a piece of slightly modified GPLv3 code into their otherwise proprietary application. They don't link a library or ...
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Can you make GPL-licensed software using the Tizen SDK?
Unfortunately, Tizen has a proprietary SDK, as discussed here, which mandates that:
You may not use any component part of the Tizen SDK in any way
independent from the Tizen SDK. You may not load ...
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What exactly is the issue in Microsoft-Novell agreement?
I'm trying to understand what constitutes the issue in Microsoft-Novell agreement, and why is it so important that GPLv3 has a special clause to address such agreements in the future.
So far I ...
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