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GPL, Apple Store

Is it possible to submit an application to the Apple Store under a GPL license? ...

LGPL/GPLv3 Library usage and application distribution

http://directory.fsf.org/project/libgcrypt/ I am coding and application in C++, the application uses libgcrypt, so -lgcryptoption is passed to GCC C++. my source code includes "#include " i am using the library as "SHARED" meaning its not distributet with the executable of my application. the library is licensed under GPLv3/LGPL, do ...

Legal question about the GPL license + .NET dlls

Hey all, We're considering using MySQL in a .NET project. We're aware that there's a connector available on mysql.com that's dedicated to .NET, and that it's under a GPL license. We're having trouble interpreting the GPL license so we've thought we'd ask around : If we were to use that connector, are we obliged to make the project's so...

What are the copyright & licensing issues of porting code?

I'm looking to port the code of a GPL-licensed library from C to Java. I don't hold the copyright of the original code. Will I own the copyright on the new code? Will I be able to license it as I choose? ...

Linking to a GPL library via a LGPL component in a closed source application

Hi, I'm using a GPL library in my closed source app. The library providers provide a FOSS exception where a number of licenses are acceptable to them, including LGPL. So I was thinking of writing a LGPL licensed wrapper on top of the GPL library and using the library through the LGPL wrapper in my app. Is this the appropriate way to do...

Can I incorporate GPL-licensed code into an out-proc COM server and use that server from my proprietary program?

After reading this paragraph in GPL FAQ I feel confused. That paragraph says that a proprietary program can use a GPL-licensed program via aggregation - as a separate program. Now consider an out-proc COM server. It is a separate program that is used by another program via a well-known interface. Looks pretty much like aggregation. Can...

Closed source app using LGPL3 code?

Apologies but I'm confused by the license's content... Can we create a commercial application (.NET) and sell it closed-source, while some libraries it uses are LGPL3? Thanks. ...

Buildroot in embedded project, what source do I need to provide for GPL compliance?

http://buildroot.uclibc.org/ I understand that Buildroot itself isn't the GPL component, but in my company's embedded project, we use Buildroot to compile a minimized version of a Linux OS and use Busybox to run our actual application. Our core application does not use any GPL code, and is functionally separate from our OS generation/us...

What's the main difference between MIT, GPL, BSD, and other open source licenses?

Is it possible to summarize the differences among various open source licenses in one sentence? Some require that the source remain open forever (GPL), and others let you fork derivatives as closed source (is this considered equivalent to CC-share-alike?). Some require attribution. Some require non-commercialization. Speaking along this...

Incorporating CC-Attribution-ShareAlike code into a GPLed program

I am developing an open source (GPL v3) project to apply KDE's oxygen icons to Windows. I want to know whether I am permitted to incorporate Ubuntu's human icon set (under the Creative Commons Legal Code Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5) into this program without re-licensing the whole program under a different license. If I am permitted, then...

Why isn't there a Lesser Affero General Public License?

Hey all! First and foremost the opinions expressed about the licenses here are only mine and the information I have interpreted about the licenses so far. I could be wrong, but I hope not. Feel free to correct me otherwise. :-) Over the years I've released perhaps about 10 projects via open-source, which to this date are ...

What's the meaning of "derived" in "GPL require derived works to be released under the same terms"

The GPL and AGPL require derived works to be released under the same terms,I don't understand the terms of "derived",what is the meaning of the "derived".If I develop a client software of mysql(mysql is license under GPL),I use some mysql lib,when I distribute it,may I have to make my software a GPL license?Navicat(a client software of m...

GPL and test cases?

Hi Stack Overflow - I am developing a pure-Python module as a drop-in replacement for a C extension module. This C extension module is GPL'd and has unit tests written in Python. If I am developing open-source software under the MIT, am I able to re-use these test cases in my project? ...

Can I combine GPLv3 code with GPLv2 "or any later version"?

I'm using a library licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL), version 2. I wish to release my own code (which uses the GPLv2 library) under GPLv3. The library license contains the following paragraph: This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License...

MIT GPL Dual-license in commercial software

I know that the MIT and GPL licenses are 'compatible', and so I can use them together in a project. I also know that GPL allows you to sell software, but requires that the source code be available on request. I believe the MIT license does not require this. If I plan on using code that is dual licensed under MIT and GPL, how does this...

The modules in Revolution R are open sourced. Does the R license imply that I can use the R packages that comes with it free of charge?

I noticed that in the library folder of my Revolution R installation that there are some packages unique to Revolution. So I copied them to my regular R distribution and those packages worked fine. Can I use the Revolution packages free of charge in a commercial environment? My understanding is that anyone who contributes to R needs to...

Is there an interpreter for a stack-oriented programming language available under LGPL / GPL license?

I am looking for an interpreter for a stack-oriented programming language released under GPL or LGPL license, written in C or Objective-C. ...

GPL 2.0 Free Telerik Extensions for ASP.NET MVC

Is my ASP.NET MVC project automatically GPL 2.0 licensed by including these libraries? I always find this confusing with the GPL. ...

How to convince Professor to use GPL

I work in the research group and over the last year I have written library which I would like to be released under GPL terms. First I must convince my employer/professor that GPL is a good thing. He is not opposed to releasing software and source per se. His concerns seem to be: plagiarism for commercial gain involvement with legal i...

Programatically invoking a GPL program: Is this a derivative work?

A program invokes a (seperate) GPL licensed program as part of some computation, and then uses it's output. (For example: It generates some C code, invokes gcc on it, then uses the assmebly). Is it considered a derivative work? Does it affect the program's licensing in any way? ...