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Can you relicense GPL?
Yes, she can, because she is the copyright holder of the software. Amira does not need to meet the conditions of the GPL because she doesn’t need the rights granted by the GPL. As copyright holder of the piece of software, she already has the right to release the software under any license she pleases.
Can I modify the GPL?
The GPL does not require you to release your modified version, or any part of it. You are free to make modifications and use them privately, without ever releasing them.
Can I change the license of my project?
Your project’s existing copyright holders. You can add or change to whatever license you or your company wants to. Otherwise there may be other copyright holders that you need agreement from in order to change licenses. Who are they? People who have commits in your project is a good place to start.
Can you distribute GPL?
The license’s copyright disallows modification of the license. Copying and distributing the license is allowed since the GPL requires recipients to get “a copy of this License along with the Program”.
Can I Relicense my code?
Yes, as long as you are the sole author (or owner) of the code. As an author, you always have the right to license you works in multiple ways. However, if you code contains work from other developers, you cannot license their work without their express, written permission.
Can use gplv3 commercial software?
Use the code for commercial purposes: Like GPL v2, GPL v3 imposes no conditions on the internal use of the software. Distribute copies or modifications of the code: As long as these modifications are also released under the GPL v3 license, they can be distributed to others.
Can you Relicense software?
As long as you are the only contributor: You can do it, without further problem. Otherwise: It is difficult. If others contributed to your project, you have to respect their rights. So you can only assume the rights given to you by the open source license.
Can you revoke open source license?
A non-exclusive copyright license (such as most FOSS licenses) can be revoked at any time only if there was no consideration involved.
What does Relicense mean?
Definition of relicense transitive verb. : to license (someone or something) again His license was issued in 2000 and expired in May 2016.
Do I need to license my project under the GPL?
This License gives no permission to license the work in any other way, but it does not invalidate such permission if you have separately received it. So if GPL-licensed code ever gets included in your project, for example via linking against a GPL’d library, you must also provide your whole project under the GPL.
Can I dual-license with MIT and GPL?
One caveat: you can also license your work under annother license. As long as people can get it under GPL, that satisfies the GPL requirements, and you can dual-license with MIT, for example. People can choose which license to follow. If I’m using a library that is licensed under GPL v3 in my project, can I license my project under the MIT license?
What is the difference between GPL and GPL copyleft?
GPL is copyleft, meaning you have to distrubute any derivative works of the original also under the GPL. If you use a GPL library in your project, that creates a derivative work of the library, and your entire project has to be licensed under the GPL.
Does GPL apply when a library is dynamically linked?
There’s some disagreement on whether GPL comes into play when a library is dynamically linked; GNU are of the opinion that it does, and provides the alternative license LGPL, or recommends adding exceptions to GPL.