What is GPL v3 license?
The GNU General Public License is a free, copyleft license for software and other kinds of works. The licenses for most software and other practical works are designed to take away your freedom to share and change the works.
Can I copy GPL code?
Basically GPL boils down to this: If you keep the code for yourself and don’t redistribute it to anybody else, you can do whatever you want with it without any obligations. If you plan to share your code with somebody else, you are only allowed to do so under the GPL license.
What is AGPL?
AGPL defines a user as anyone who accesses the server-side application if it is public-facing. For applications that reside inside the organization’s network, AGPL does not trigger the release of the source code.
Can you sell a modified version of the GPL?
You are allowed to sell copies of the modified program commercially, but only under the terms of the GNU GPL. Thus, for instance, you must make the source code available to the users of the program as described in the GPL, and they must be allowed to redistribute and modify it as described in the GPL.
What does GPL stand for in the GNU license?
“GPL” stands for “General Public License”. The most widespread such license is the GNU General Public License, or GNU GPL for short. This can be further shortened to “GPL”, when it is understood that the GNU GPL is the one intended.
What does the GPL say about providing source?
If you choose to provide source through a written offer, then anybody who requests the source from you is entitled to receive it. If you commercially distribute binaries not accompanied with source code, the GPL says you must provide a written offer to distribute the source code later.
Is the X11 license compatible with the GPL?
No. The X11 license is compatible with the GPL, so you can add a module to the GPL-covered program and put it under the X11 license. But if you were to incorporate them both in a larger program, that whole would include the GPL-covered part, so it would have to be licensed as a whole under the GNU GPL.