Questions tagged [mpl]
The Mozilla Public License (MPL) is a free, open source, and detailed software license developed and maintained by the Mozilla Foundation. Borrowed from [Wikipedia on MPL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Public_License)
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What counts as disclosing source for software licenses? [closed]
MPL v2, GPL v3 and other licenses alike require giving users access to source code.
For desktop applications - does access have to be provided through the user interface (GUI)? Or can it just be ...
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How to disclose source of a software with Mozilla Public Licence?
How can I disclose the source of a software with Mozilla Public License?
Do I have to give a link to the source code from the software?
Is there any problem to give the source of original repository (...
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Can I include code licensed under MPL within a project under MIT license?
I would like to know if it is possible to include source code licensed under:
Mozilla Public License (MPL) version 2.0
In a project licensed with:
The MIT License (MIT)
If yes I would like to ask:
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Distribute a XUL Application using Firefox binary
I'm going to release a XUL Application to my users. It is a freeware (and maybe it will be opensource-ed later). Previously I used to package it with XULRunner and ship them all to the end user. Now I ...
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Is the H2 addendum to the EPL and MPL compatible with these licenses? [closed]
The H2 Database License is dual licensed under the MPL 2.0 and under the EPL 1.0 with this addendum:
However, nobody is allowed to rename H2, modify it a little, and sell
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PirateBrowser Licensing
I am sorry if this question isn't appropriate here, but this made me confused.
But what I read in MPL 2.0, any software derivated from a existing one with this license should keep it under such ...
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MPL: Can I safely build software that uses this license without having my hands tied legally?
I work for a very large company that would like to use RabbitMQ.
RabbitMQ is licensed under the Mozilla Public License, v1.1
https://www.rabbitmq.com/mpl.html
The problem scenario, as I understand ...
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Dynamically loading MPL library in closed source application
I am dynamically loading an MPL 2.0 licensed library to use some of its exported functions in a feature. My code does not distribute the library, it simply detects it's presence on the system and uses ...
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Porting an open source project from ISC license and public domain
I have ported libsodium and NaCl to .NET.
NaCl is the original project that is in the public domain while libsodium is a derived work from NACL and is using the ISC license. I looked at both ...
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Can I remove a company's logo from a software licensed under Mozilla Public License Version 1.1?
I have tried looking for an answer to this question, but I couldn't find anything related.
To put it in a nutshell, I want to fork the existing Komodo Edit project, which is licensed under MPL ...
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Mozilla Public License (MPL 2.0) vs Lesser GNU General Public License (LGPL 3.0)
I would like to release a software library written in a class-based, object-oriented programming language (Java) on a web-based source code hosting service, that allows forks of the project to be ...
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Can you use proprietary libraries in MPL 2.0 licensed source?
Is it legal to use a third party library in a software project that is itself licensed under MPL 2.0?
So some potential project hierarchies would look like this
Library Project [MPL 2.0] (Open Source,...
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MPL 2.0. dynamically linking to GPL
Let say that library "A" is published under GPL.
Library "A" exposes some API functions for dynamic linking.
I wrote a wrapper library "B" for usage of "A" in another language.
Library "B" ...
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Using jTransforms for a commercial (non-free) android application?
I am developing an application which is using JTransforms to compute FFT and InverseFFT.
I am planning to sell that application on Play Store.
The JTransforms Library is covered under MPL/LGPL/GPL ...
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Using GPL code with MPL code [duplicate]
I've done a spot of Googling, and all I can find is information on using code under the MPL in a larger GPL licensed project.
What I really want to know is: can I included GPL(v3) licensed code(/...
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