Does the original author need to be named as one of the holders, or that ours is a derivative work. If you would like a quick overview of moinmoins syntax, have a look at helponmoinwikisyntax. New files will automatically include the license headers defined in the current project. Maxima gpl cas based on doemacsyma maxima is a computer algebra system comparable to commercial systems like mathematica and maple. Check out my explanation of how i used python to find interesting people to follow. Contribute to licenseslicense templates development by creating an account on github. The terms of usage and rules about copying are clearly listed in the gnu general public license. Define license headers per visual studio project and per file extension. Open source licenses are licenses that comply with the open source definition in brief, they allow software to be freely used, modified, and shared. Earlier versions of pyqt version 3, for example were available under a wider range of licenses described below which were closely modelled on the licenses used for qt itself. Generate a python source file with a bsd3 license commented in the header. Zed shaw recently wrote a clear and concise defense for why he used the gpl on lamson. In addition, there are other licenses that are applicable because of other packages leveraged by paraview or developed by collaborators.
I would personally recommend that you license your code under gpl version 2 with the or at your option any later version language. Rem the free software foundation, either version 3 of the license, or. This is a release of mysql connector python, the dual license python api for mysql. The following are code examples for showing how to use urllib. And of the 200 files in the toplevel python standard library, only 34 contain. Choosing a license is complicated, so here are some pointers. The sourceforge project is the repository for the gpl source and binary packages. Pyqt is the python bindings for digias qt crossplatform application development framework. All python licenses, unlike the gpl, let you distribute a modified version without making your changes open source. In the us, if no license is specified, users have no legal right to download, modify. This is the primary open source qt license, which covers the majority of qt modules.
The following licenses are in use for r or associated software such as packages. What are the implications of different open source licenses. The licenses for most software and other practical works are designed to take away your freedom to share and change the works. Find file copy path jcarbaugh initial commit 64506fc apr 6, 20. All python licenses, unlike the gpl, let you distribute a modified version without making.
Cnri python open source gpl compatible license agreement. Licensing information user manual gplv2 or any later version may be used, or where a choice of which version of the gpl is applied is otherwise unspecified. You should have received a copy of the gnu general public license along. I would like to use that library in my program, that i may eventually want to distribute under nongpl terms. Its all metadata for the foobar module the first one is the docstring of the module, that is already explained in peters answer how do i organize my modules source files. Git is released under the gnu general public license version 2. That achieves compatibility with both gplv3 and gplv2 code and thus maximal compatibility with. This makes it possible to run the file as a script invoking the interpreter implicitly, e. Sign in sign up instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
The git project chose to use gplv2 to guarantee your freedom to share and change free softwareto make sure the software is free for all its users. Unix, linux, mac os x your application must be released under a license that is compatible with the gpl. As used herein, this license refers to version 3 of the gnu lesser general public license, and the gnu gpl refers to version 3 of the gnu general public license. The gnu general public license is a free, copyleft license for software and other kinds of works. If you are looking for something for a presentation, look at wikicourse helpforusers is help for users who are new to a moinmoin wiki helponadministration how to configure and maintain a moinmoin wiki. You will find here the help pages for the wiki system itself. Is it a gpl license violation to bundle a gpld python script with a closedsource application. I have a question about what it takes to trigger gpl restrictions in python code which conditionally uses a gpl library. There is no standard license header for the license. Licensed works, modifications, and larger works may be distributed under different terms and without source code. Using a gplv3 python module, will my entire project have to be gplv3 licensed. It applies to a given file the runtime library that. There are plenty of open source licenses available to choose from. Paraview uses a permissive bsd license that enables the broadest possible audience, including commercial organizations, to use the software, royalty free, for most purposes.
How to use gnu licenses for your own software gnu project free. The library refers to a covered work governed by this license, other than an application or a. Using it, your legal boilerplate in every source file header reduces to just two lines. For most unix systems, you must download and compile the source code.
All packages produced by the asf are implicitly licensed under the apache license, version 2. The gplcompatible licenses make it possible to combine python with other software. For the gnu free documentation license, we have a separate page. There is no standard license header for the license cnri open source gplcompatible license agreement important. On the developers website, you will find more information on learning python, such as tutorials and python. Do you have to include a license notice with every source file.
When someone combines a file or files licensed under the mozilla public license, version 2. Mutagen is licensed under the gpl version 2 or later. Rem it under the terms of the gnu general public license as published by. This license does not grant permission to use the trade names, trademarks, service marks, or product names of the licensor, except as required for reasonable and customary use in describing the origin of the work and reproducing the content of the notice file. The secureheaers webui provide an easyly way to see and search all data gathering with scanner module. Scriptcaller a header only library allowing us to call ruby scripts. This gcc runtime library exception exception is an additional permission under section 7 of the gnu general public license, version 3 gplv3.
In the us, if no license is specified, users have no legal right to download, modify, or distribute. Some licenses such as the ones from gpl family also have a header text. You can vote up the examples you like or vote down the ones you dont like. If you are considering using the gnu lesser general public license, please read the article. Add a copying file with a copy of the gnu gpl or gnu agpl. A complete copy of the license text is included in the file license in the busybox source code. The spdx license list is a list of commonly found licenses and exceptions used in free and open source and other collaborative software or documentation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with regard to derivative works based on python 1. The same source code archive can also be used to build the windows and mac. Many resources are out there explaining the gnu gpl. The gplcompatible licenses make it possible to combine python with other software that is released under the gpl. This is a brief explanation of how to place a program under the gnu general public license, gnu lesser general public license, or gnu affero general public license. We, the free software foundation, use the gnu general public license for most of.
Pyqt is available under the gpl and commercial licenses. Gnu general public license this license, commonly known as the gpl, has two versions that are actively and widely used in many open source communities. Choosing a license the hitchhikers guide to python. Furthermore, people cant contribute to your code unless you tell them what rules to play by. How open source licenses work and how to add them to your projects. This is the same license the linux kernel is under, so you may be somewhat familiar with it by now. Busybox is licensed under the gnu general public license version 2, which is often abbreviated as gplv2.
Added license header to python startup batch file parent e485d3b9. Python is distributed under an osiapproved open source license that makes it free to use, even for commercial products. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. Some devices are designed to deny users access to install or run modified. The most popular open source licenses have an important aspect in common. Suppose i have a python library which is distributed under the gpl license. Spdx license list software package data exchange spdx. Busybox is licensed under the gnu general public license.
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