Questions tagged [proprietary-code]
For questions about works released under licences which do not grant the four freedoms
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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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Releasing code under different licenses. Does this apply to forks of projects?
Ghostscript releases their software under both proprietary and open source licenses. Clearly, you have to pay them to use their software within your software, if it does not comply with the terms of ...
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2 votes
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Using multi-licensed code as a library in my proprietary software
I want to use the dual-licensed git-filter-repo as a library in my proprietary and commercial application, by this I mean: I want to sell the application as a binary, executable or package but not ...
2 votes
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Different and conflicting licenses in one repository
Let me ask you directly using an example: there is a repository LINK that has a top-level LICENSE file with the Apache license. However, in the source files there is this note: This Page can only be ...
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3 votes
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Someone wants to contribute code with a copyright notice. Should I be concerned?
I maintain a parser combinator library called Parjs, licensed under the MIT license. I’ve received a PR that contains a copyright notice by Oracle. I was under the impression that whoever contributes ...
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3 votes
1 answer
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Does Use of ptrace APIs Require GPL Distribution of Code
I want to use ptrace APIs in proprietary code. If I use them must I license my program as GPL? I could not find exact answer for this. I searched for libraries and applications that use the ptrace ...
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Docker image with proprietary software and GPL library
As a company we have a proprietary software, coded in Java and distributed to our clients in .war packages that they run on their servers. To run, the software requires a program licensed under GPLv2 ...
1 vote
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Can a UDK 3D interface be used to render the output of all the GPL text dungeon rpg games?
Can a UDK (unreal development kit, unreal engine) 3D interface be used to render the output of all the GPL text dungeon rpg games? So, lets say i implement a 3D AAA interface using UDK5 top quality. ...
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