Is GPL v2 viral?
“Viral” nature Mundie argues that the GPL has a “viral” effect in that it only allows the conveyance of whole programs, which means programs that link to GPL libraries must themselves be under a GPL-compatible license, else they cannot be combined and distributed.
What does it mean when a license is said to be viral?
July 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Viral license is an alternative name for copyleft licenses, especially the GPL, that allows derivative works only when permissions are preserved in modified versions of the work.
Is GPL v3 viral?
The most oft-mentioned myth about free software — aside from the fact that the “free” does not mean “gratis” — is that the General Public License, the example of copyleft free software licenses, is a “viral” license. It is not, and please stop saying that it is.
Is GPL viral?
The GPL is a copyleft, or viral license. This means that if your work is based on, or derivative of, a GPL component, and you distribute your work, it must be made available subject to the GPL.
Is BSD a viral license?
BSD licenses are a family of permissive free software licenses, imposing minimal restrictions on the use and distribution of covered software. The original BSD license was used for its namesake, the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), a Unix-like operating system.
When does your software need to be covered by the GPL?
If you release/distribute software containing GPL’d components (such as statically linked libraries), your software must be covered by the GPL. (This is the impression given for version 2; version 3 may be different.)
Can a GPL program violate a proprietary license?
GPL program is infecting and infected the parent and the child non GPL process (proprietary and even other open source license) from the perspective of law. Infecting means derived program violate GPL, infected means GPL program violate its own license.
Do you have to make GPL source available?
(b) If you do distribute YOUR APPLICATION, and you used something GPL as part of your application (even if only linking at run-time to a library) – and even if you do not charge money – and even if you do not change that GPL s/w in any way – then you MUST make the source of YOUR APPLICATION available. Making source available does not mean download.
Can a GPL library be distributed for commercial use?
You can distribute your application using a GPL library commercially, but you must also provide the source code. GPL v3 tries to close some loopholes in GPL v2.