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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Using MIT Python PyPI package with GPLv2-or-later Python package dependency in non-GPLv2-or-later-compliant project
I have a very specific question in this seemingly gray area.
There is a very popular MIT-licensed PyPI academic Python package
calfem-python.
There is another very very popular GPLv2-or-later-licensed ...
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Reimplementation of UI/UX ideas of commercial software in open source (MIT)
What are the legal implications of making an open source implementation (under MIT license) of commercial (closed source) software ideas in terms of UI/UX, logic of interface and general workflow, and ...
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Bunjs and Webkit license
I am wondering if deploying micro-services based on BunJS do require to "provide your application in an object" as stated in the portion of the Webkit licence (included in BunJS it-self):
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Can I use a MIT licensed emoji in my video? If I can, how?
I am using the Microsoft font fluentui-emoji released under this license.
Must I put the MIT license somewhere?
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Is the NuGet license type 'expression' broken?
NuGet packages, for the purpose of telegraphing the license of a package,
have - or rather should have used to - the field <licenseUrl> that could link to a
license for the package.
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Best practices for relicensing what was once a derivative work
I forked a project which had the MIT license. I made substantial changes to it, rewriting it in a different language (from C++ to C) and now only a few small vestiges of the original are left in the ...
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Using open source licenses while not disclosing internal architecture
I am close to release of a webapp, and I am currently preparing the cookie policy, privacy agreement...etc. I want to legally cover my bases, and follow the licenses of dependencies, however, I have ...
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Porting portions of code under MPL-2.0 to another project and language under MIT
I'm seeking some advice regarding the following situation.
I want to port portions of code from a C++ source file, more specifically two methods that implement an algorithm I'm interested in for my PL/...
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Can the non-distributing end user of a software violate the MIT or GPL license?
Company A wants to buy software from company B for in-house use - that is, it will only be installed on machines of company A.
Said commercial software package contains code and utilities licensed ...
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Is creating a React UI library with a CSS re-implementation of a GNU LGPLv2.1 licensed C implementation a violation of the GPL?
I'm currently in the process of developing a new React UI library, drawing inspiration from the Adwaita design system. There is a C language implementation of a library called libadwaita. However, ...
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Do I need permissions to list companies using my library?
I'm maintaining an open-source library, which uses the MIT license. From contributions on GitHub and other discussions, I know of a few companies that use (or at least used) my library.
The MIT ...
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Risks of using code under a permissive license that could later convert to GPL due to licensor oversight
Consider the following hypothetical situtation.
The company C uses the library L under the MIT license to create a distributable binary under proprietary license
Later, the author of the library L ...
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If someone used my open source (MIT license) project's logo and name to create their website/service, is it allowed?
I am the maintainer of a open source project Uptime Kuma (https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma), The project is under MIT license.
Generally, for most cases, I don't mind how people used my ...
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Can I combine MPL-2.0 along with MIT and AGPL-3.0 within the same project?
I'm developing a new project, which uses the following licenses:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
│ Package Name License
├───────────...
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Can I use part of a MIT-licensed library as training data for an AI that will be used commercially?
Background:
I am working on a business to provide support for independent musicians, and I would like to use this and this to essentially copy and paste this information as training data (I’m planning ...
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Making it possible to implement a patented algorithm with a MIT licensed library
Accidentally a few weeks ago I've implemented a logic into my MIT licensed public library, which has been patented by someone else some years ago. That library isn't only about that patented logic - ...
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Code licensed by Apache 2.0 license with the AWS SDK for Javascript v3, maybe licensed by other license (MIT)?
I've got a doubt about the AWS Code license, specifically, I've been using fragments of code from the AWS repository for the Javascript SDK v3 interacting with Cognito. In some fragments of code, for ...
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