Questions tagged [bsd-license]
BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution) licenses are a family of permissive open-source licenses.
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Do I include the open source copyright notice in an enterprise software (for commercial use)? [closed]
I have included OpenCV libraries in the enterprise software written in c++. I know that OpenCV is a BSD 3-Clause license, which means most of its libraries are free to use, modified, and redistribute. ...
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If you manage a BSD-licensed open source project, how do you guard against someone illegally contributing GPL-licensed code?
An open source project licensed under BSD, MIT or another permissive license accepts code contributions from the community. How can I prevent someone from taking GPL-licensed code that they don't own ...
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Why should I release my code under BSD license and why not under LGPL? [closed]
I think the main difference between BSD and LGPL is that someone who modifies an LGPL library has to publish his modifications. I think this is usually a good idea because it guarantees that someone ...
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MIT, BSD, Apache License: Create application for client
I create Application for my client. I use some libraries released on GitHub under MIT, BSD and Apache license. I create also documentation (PDF file) where I would like to point what libraries and ...
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What are the options for licensing a code project with "license soup" in the sources?
I'm working on a software project which I intend to release as FOSS in some way. My code includes quite a few header/source files written by others: Better Enums A slightly modified GSL Lite An ...
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Making profit using OpenCV?
I was looking to use OpenCV to program an image recognition app for iOS. One thing I wanted to check is if I were to charge $0.99 or $1.99 for the app, would I be breaking OpenCV's license? I didn't ...
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License for header exposing functions in a BSD 3 clause licensed source
If I were to write a header exposing functions in a sample source file that was licensed under the BSD 3-Clause License, what would I put up in the header? Should I simply copy-paste the license text ...
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Accomodating a LGPL Python module into a BSD project
I have a program written in Python that I would like to make available to the public under a three-clause BSD license. My program has an import blah statement, where blah is a Python module that is ...
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