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Can you include MIT code in a GPL license?
You cannot include GPL code in a MIT licensed product. If you distribute a combined work that combines GPL and MIT code (except in some particular situations, e.g. ‘mere aggregation’), that distribution must be compliant with the GPL. You can include MIT licensed code in a GPL product.
Is the GNU GPLv2 compatible with other licenses?
Software licensed under the GNU GPLv2 is incompatible with all other licenses, with the exception of GPLv3 in most cases. This means that code from a GPLv2 program cannot be combined with code under another license in the same program. The license is very long and complicated, making it hard to read and comprehend.
Can you mix GPL covered software with non GPL software?
Both versions of GPL have a clause that allows “aggregations” of GPL covered software with non-GPL software. GPLv3 draft 4 puts it this way in section 5 (GPLv2 says something similar in section 2 of that license):
Is it possible to mix GPL and Apache code?
It’s a widely held belief that you can’t mix GPL code and code covered by other open source licenses. While there are restrictions, it is actually possible in both GPLv2 and GPLv3. New language in the GPLv3 final draft, though, makes this much clearer, and the FSF has said explicitly that GPLv3 is compatible with version 2.0 of the Apache license.
Which is more restrictive, the MIT or the GPL?
For a software-user the MIT might result in software that is more restricted than the one available under GPL even some call the GPL more restrictive nowadays. That user in specific will call the MIT more restrictive. It’s just subjective to say so and different people will give you different answers to that.
Can you modify GPL code for your own purpose?
You could modify it and use it for your own purpose as long as you’re not distributing it. BUT… if you DO distribute it, then your entire project that is using the GPL code also becomes GPL automatically.
How to add a GPL library to a project?
Now I want to add a GPL library to the project, that will be called from one of the source files (“File A”). A few other files call functions in “File A”. The program is otherwise pretty indepedent of the library, meaning its core functions don’t rely on it at all.
Do you need a GPL license to use GPLv3?
Now, GPLv3 explicitly gives everyone permission to use code that has requirements like this. These new terms should help clear up misunderstandings about which licenses are GPL-compatible, why that is, and what you can do with GPL-compatible code.
Is the GPL required to be covered by derivative code?
You are also correct that the GPL requires that the derivative codebase be covered by the GPL in its entirety (eg, s5c GNU GPL v3 ). I struggled with how this might work for a while, until I gave up and asked a barrister with a speciality in intellectual property law.
Is it legal to relicense code under the MIT License?
It’s technically legal. The MIT (Expat) license places a few restrictions on you. These are a subset of the GPL license. Therefore, if you relicense the code under the GPL, and keep the MIT notice, then you’ve satisfied the terms of the MIT license and may legally redistribute the code.
Can a project be distributed under the GPL license?
No. The project as a whole must conform to the terms of the GPL license and must be distributed under the terms of that license. Therefore such a project as a whole must be distributed as GPL, but can still contain MIT-licensed software. If I use MIT-licensed software server-side, do I have to display the copyright notice or disclaimer?
Where do I Find my MIT license on my computer?
Name the file ‘COPYING’ or ‘LICENSE’. Display the MIT License as part of your software’s End User License Agreement (EULA). Display the MIT License in any documentation.