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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How to include BSD licensed component in my project
I want to use a software which is licensed under the BSD, in my project.
I come up with two ways.
I create a directory for this component and copypaste the original LICENSE.txt file in this directory,...
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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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proper presentation of multiple (compatible) licenses that inspired a single source file
I am developing a BSD 3-clause library. In the root of the repository, I have the full license text, and at the top of each file something like
/* This file is part of <project name>, ...
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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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Should i cite a BSD license software [closed]
I am using software in my code that is distributed as BSD license. It has a lincense.txt which describes the original authors who wrote that software. It asks me to retain the txt file, etc when i ...
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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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Is BSD-3 compatible with dual licensing?
I am planning to write some financial modeling software targeting enterprises. It will be based on an existing open-source project that already has a BSD-3 license. I do not own the copyright to the ...
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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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Can software under the "BSD 2-Clause License" be uploaded to PyPI?
I have a Python library licensed under the BSD 2-Clause License. This library was created by another person, who, I think, basically stopped maintaining it. For this reason, I want to pick it up and ...
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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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Can I use R via RDOTNET without having to provide the source code of my application
Can I use R via RDOTNET without having to provide the source code of my application.
R is covered under GNU GPLv3.
RDOTNET is under New BSD.
From the RDOTNET description:
"R.NET enables the .NET ...
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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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Can I use some GitHub control/Framework with MIT / BSD / Apache Licence to distribute my iOS Enterprise App?
I develop iOS app with some GitHub controls and Framework as like FMDB,AFNetworking,OpenCV,RadioButton,CheckBoX etc... but now my worry is I want to distribute this app with Apple Enterprise account (...
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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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