Questions tagged [mit]
For questions pertaining to the MIT/Expat license or the MIT/X11 license.
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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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What "altered" and "include" stands for in licensing?
Let's suppose I'm creating a piece of software where I use a library, like SDL2 for gaming. After I've finished my work, I want to distribute the binaries of my program on the internet, publish the ...
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Conditions of the MIT License
In the MIT license is: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. Does it mean that each file in the repository of ...
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Why do compilers such as LLVM use Apache and not MIT/BSD?
What's the appeal of APACHE for compilers? Couldn't LLVM just use MIT/BSD/X11/ISC? Should I also choose Apache instead of MIT if I'm planning to release an open source compiler?
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How much can one code be inspired by another, but use different license? [duplicate]
I'm writing code for a program in Typescript (aiming for MIT license) and based off an original program written in Matlab, C++ etc (using GPL v2 license.) The original comes from a paper, and most of ...
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MIT/Apache 2.0 License Compliance
I’m trying to better understand the compliance requirements for open-source software licensed under MIT or Apache 2.0. Specifically, regarding the need to provide copyright notices (attribution and ...
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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 ...
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MPL for core C++ and MIT for python interface and others: is this sound?
I'm developing a high-performance algorithm library for robotics applications. The implementation consists of C++ core algorithms with Python bindings and YAML configuration support. My objective is ...
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