TransWikia.com
  1. All Categories
  2. Open Source

Open Source : Recent Questions and Answers (Page 2)

Find answers to your questions about Open Source or help others by answering their Open Source questions.

What are the benefits of having a benevolent dictator for life (BDFL) on OSS?

I've seen a number of differing governance styles on open source projects. Some have looser contribution restrictions, with PR approval coming from people who have earned the privilege to do...

Asked on 08/28/2021 by Ryan Donovan

2 answer

Licensing user-generated content

I am developing a software that is licensed AGPLv3. It's a simple tool that takes a user-provided string and generates an image based on it. What license is the generated...

Asked on 08/28/2021

2 answer

What is the difference between contributor, member and collaborator?

Is collaborator just a contributor with "commit-bit" and other privileges or there is more to it?...

Asked on 08/28/2021

1 answer

Time limit to supply source code under GPL

About a week ago I found some commercial software that is closed source using two GPL v2 licensed packages in the binaries. I emailed the company back and forth and...

Asked on 08/28/2021 by Hunter Beach

1 answer

What license can I use for source code in an (e)book, that does not restrict binary distribution?

I'm writing an eBook (perhaps to be published physically one day) on the topic of programming. As such, it contains many coding samples. I want to expressly allow readers to...

Asked on 08/28/2021 by Flimzy

2 answer

Can I place restrictions on public domain software that I modify. I want to make closed source but freely available binary

Can I place restrictions on public domain software that I modify.I want to make closed source but freely available binary....

Asked on 08/28/2021 by Richard Green

1 answer

What exactly does "If You […] litigation is filed" from Apache2 license mean?

I am not an native English speaker so the paragraph below is really hard for me to understand. From https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0:If You institute patent litigation against...

Asked on 08/28/2021

2 answer

iText 2.1.7 in commercial Project

This question was originally asked on Stack Overflow but since licensing questions are off topic I move it here. So here comes the original question about this open...

Asked on 08/28/2021

2 answer

Is Geogebra's "non-commercial only GPL3" license valid?

The license for Geogebra says:You are free to copy, distribute and transmit GeoGebra for non-commercial purposes. Non-commercial use is subject to the terms of our GeoGebra...

Asked on 08/28/2021 by Federico Poloni

2 answer

Distribution of Python modules

I've been thinking about create a couple of python-based applications and distributing them for free. My applications will be only for Windows since it is the system I use...

Asked on 08/28/2021 by user17257

1 answer

Ask a Question

Get help from others!

© 2024 TransWikia.com. All rights reserved. Sites we Love: PCI Database, UKBizDB, Menu Kuliner, Sharing RPP