Questions tagged [license]
A license is the copyright terms under which a piece of software or other creative work is distributed. This describes how end users are allowed to legally use, modify, or distribute the works of others.
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How can I accept the Microsoft EULA agreement for ttf-mscorefonts-installer?
After a recent update, ttf-mscorefonts-installer prompted me to accept its license agreement.
┌─────────────────┤ Configuring ttf-mscorefonts-installer ├─────────────────┐
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Is there a difference between free software and open source software?
I am a bit confused about these two terms. Are there differences between them?
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Under what license is Ubuntu? Can it be legally modified and distributed?
What license does Ubuntu fall into (GPL, MIT, a mix)? Would it be legal to modify it and redistribute my modified version?
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How do I use GPL and MIT licenses correctly?
Since our own Alaukik asked me to put a few scripts under GPL-License I wondered if I am doing it correctly. The points that concern me are:
Do I have to include the whole license with my project or ...
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Why are some programs in the Ubuntu Software Center not open source?
I'm concerned about the amount of proprietary software that seems to be part of Ubuntu now. I've noticed quite a few apps that in the software center are listed as "Licence: proprietary".
Obviously ...
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Can I sell my PyQt4-app without having a PyQt license?
I would like to sell a Python application that uses PyQt4. The commercial licenses for Qt PyQt cost thousands of Euros together. Do I need to buy a commercial license?
Consider this from a "packaged"...
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Will Skype be removed from the Canonical Partner repository? [closed]
I just learned that Microsoft has taken over Skype.
Will this affect the availability of Skype in the Canonical Partner repository?
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Embed Ubuntu font on any web page
Considering licences like:
http://font.ubuntu.com/ufl/FAQ.html
how can I use Ubuntu font family on any website without making user to install it?
Any chance of using it with tools like: http://code....
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Distribution and sale of modfied ubuntu image
I am in a position where a company is trying to sell me a modified version of Ubuntu with added proprietary binaries. They are selling it as a complete distro on a usb stick. It clearly shows UBUNTU ...
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How to comply with this guideline for submitting an application to the Software Center?
I was reading through the Ubuntu Developer Programme Agreement for submitting applications to the Software Center and stubled across the following clause:
3.1 You must first test Apps you submit to ...
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Can I take a computer off of Ubuntu Livepatch?
Canonical offers livepatching for its kernel, where every home user can get three licenses.
However, I'd like to know how I can de-register a machine from my license. If I get rid of a computer, I'd ...
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Why does Ubuntu provide the Multiverse repository?
From Community Help > Repositories, Software in Ubuntu’s repository is divided into four categories or components: main, restricted, universe and multiverse.
Main: The main component contains ...
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Can I use the ubuntu font in a commercial logo design?
I've been looking into using the Ubuntu typeface for a logo. The logo is for a web site unrelated to ubuntu and open source software. I'm wondering whether the license allows this, and if so, ...
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What are the legal consequences of customizing the LiveCD?
the organization I work at wants to create a custom Ubuntu LiveCD, the customizations are: Pre-installed programs, plugins, some device drivers, and aesthetics such as icons and backgrounds, as well ...
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Is it legal to use Ubuntu name for my cybercafé? [duplicate]
I have a cybercafé in Tunisia (North Africa) and I want to promote Ubuntu and hence I want to call it "Ubuntu Club" and I want to know whether Canonical will allow this. I love Ubuntu and I want to ...
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Why isn't a license shown when installing (and when installing most software)?
As a former Windows user I was used to accepting EULA's and other licenses when installing any piece of software, or when installing the whole OS. On Ubuntu it happens extremely rarely (I've met it ...
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Under what license can I use /usr/share/dict/words?
There are a few dictionaries on my system,
/usr/share/dict/words
/usr/share/dict/american-english
/usr/share/dict/british-english
/usr/share/dict/ngerman
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and so on.
How are these files ...
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If I've signed the Canonical Contributors agreement, do I have to sign the new Harmony Agreement?
The contributors agreement has changed to a broad license harmony agreement. Do I need to resign the new agreement or is it automatic. Does anything prevent me from signing the new agreement and using ...
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Sublime Text 3 says UNREGISTERED in menu/title bar
I downloaded/installed Sublime Text 3 via the .deb package and inserted my license. The window popped up saying thank you for registering.
However, it still says unregistered in the menu/title bar. ...
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Can I use the Ubuntu font in a proprietary application?
Huge Ubuntu fan here, I really like the Ubuntu font, but as far as I know you may only use it in open-source applications. I want to use it in an iPhone/iPad app. Due to Apple's contracts, I can't ...
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How much does Ubuntu cost?
I really like Ubuntu desktop.
My company has some computers. I'm thinking on install Ubuntu on our computers. So, I need to know how much the operative system cost? If not, how much is the cost for ...
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How do I check license of apt packages via command line BEFORE installing?
I want to check a package's license before installing with apt and flatpak.
This would be particularly useful in PPAs / custom repositories that allow non-FLOSS licenses, and may have non-FLOSS ...
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Why don't I have to accept a EULA when installing Adobe Flash Player?
The Adobe Flash Player has a quite restrictive EULA but it is not presented to the user when he installs it. Isn't the user obliged to accept it, before using it? Maybe some users would refuse using ...
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Activate Office 2010 running in PlayOnLinux with a KMS server
Is it possible to activate a volume licensed copy of Microsoft Office installed using PlayOnLinux with my organisation's Key Management server?
The installation with PlayOnLinux worked flawlessly but ...
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How to disable livepatch tokens remotely
I've enabled Cononical Livepatch services with my token on a virtual machine. The token allows me to enable livepatch on up to three machines.
To disable the token on a working machine we can use the ...
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How to reject an EULA when installing packages with apt?
I wanted to install ubuntu-restricted-extras with apt, but they include ttf-mscorefonts-installer, for which I must accept an EULA license. I don’t want to, but I can't find a way to reject it. There ...
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Can I use the Ubuntu logo on t-shirts produced non-comercially? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it possible to create Ubuntu Shirts ( Merchandise )
Is it permited to use(print) Ubuntu logo on a "Ubuntu users group" T-shirt which is not sold public but to the group ...
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Under which licence is Unity available? Is it protected by any copyright or patents?
I mean under which license is the source code available? I'm not sure if Unity is free software
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Can I legally use Ubuntu Server to create a commercial web application on Amazon EC2?
Based on Wikipedia Ubuntu is covered mainly under GNU GPL. In my company anything related to GPL means - can't be used, they are very afraid of legal traps related to GPL.
That's why I have this ...
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How can I accept virtual box license agreement in Ubuntu(16.04) terminal?
I am new to Ubuntu. I have just installed Ubuntu-16.04 in virtual-box and my host-OS in windows-8.1. I have run this command:
sudo apt-get install virtualbox
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script auto accepting EULA / license agreement
I'm trying to script automation of a package (steamcmd).
The case figure is the user of the script has been informed pre-emptively of what EULA he/she has agreed to.
good now with that out of the ...
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If I make a something that looks and acts like terminal, is there a copyright issue?
This will be a very strange question but bare with me. I'm doing a simple fake terminal emulator for a design project someone wants me to do and I want to be 100% sure I am not breaking any ...
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Can I use Ubuntu font in my commercial software running on Windows CE? [duplicate]
I'm now making commercial software for Windows CE O/S, and I want to embed Ubuntu font to my software. The file format will be converted to my own format to speed up my software.
In this case, am I ...
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License concerns for Ubuntu/Linux and a prospective business
Having a hard time finding specifics, could someone link me to some materials concerning licensing issues of Ubuntu, and link's at large?
I'm considering starting a business installing custom/...
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Can I add Ubuntu fonts to website? What are licenses of those?
Basically I would like to use on website a "Norasi" font, that was bundled with Ubuntu, but I cannot find any license. Am I allowed to distribute that font through website? What is its license?
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What license are the Ubuntu wallpapers distributed under?
I haven't found the licensing data for the Forever by Shady S wallpaper, which would be very helpful as I am interested in uploading it to a Wiki, hence a CC-BY-SA license would be desirable.
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What is the license conditions to use Sublime text? Can I use it for free in Ubuntu?
What's the deal with Sublime text (v2 in particular)? I want to use it simply for practice (currently HTML5/CSS). Is it legal to use for free if I'm not using it for financial gain?
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Dell is charging for Ubuntu explicitly
I bought a new laptop with Ubuntu preinstalled from Dell Brazil.
Dell Brazil is now charging me explicitly on my invoice for Ubuntu, is that legal?
Link contains a copy of my invoice and a copy of ...
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To use the license of Ubuntu Font face, what specifically i have to cite in my website?
I want to use the fonts available in http://font.ubuntu.com/ in my personal website, but I dont know what text I have to include in "Legal Information & Notices" section of my website. I have ...
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How to list all proprietary (license field) snap packages installed on my box?
After a snap has been installed with sudo snap install [package] how can I list all packages on my box which have a proprietary license? For deciding what is Open Source and what not I like Debian ...
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What Licenses am I allowed to use when selling Ubuntu wallpapers?
I am making Debian packages containing wallpapers that I want to sell through Canonical (https://myapps.developer.ubuntu.com/dev/). Canonical does not (that I have found) list allowed licenses for ...
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Which licence text to sell my application
I would like to sell (for a low price) my new application without DRM (like does Machinarium) on the Ubuntu software center and on a website with Paypal.
When I have registered my application the ...
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commercial redistribution of ubuntu [duplicate]
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Under what license is Ubuntu? Can it be legally modified and distributed?
i'm making a custom ubuntu bootable live cd image by uck.
it includes some script and native binary.
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What is the Deal with the Copyrights Issue of Ubuntu and Canonical
I just came across this post via Hacker News and wonder what is all the fuss about?
Ubuntu will always be free, right? That is a promise no one is intending to break. More than that, The Ubuntu itself,...
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Can I use publish an application using SDL, even commercially? [closed]
I wrote a game in Windows a while back, and I'd like to port it to finish it under Ubuntu, especially as I could publish it via the software centre. However, It's written in C/++ and OpenGL, with SDL ...
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How does the Ubuntu license work for commercial use? Do we have to follow the LGPL or the GPL?
I have an Ubuntu computer. Once Ubuntu starts I use my applications, such as: driving school exams, learning, practical use, and studying.
Now, I am preparing license documentation. If I use Ubuntu ...
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Can I provide Ubuntu virtual image as a appendix of book?
I work for a publishing company. We are planning to publish a book about web development, and we are going to create web applications in Ubuntu environment. But we are now considering web development ...
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What license is the Ubuntu colour pallete?
I am developing some Chrome app and started using Ubuntu colours for it. The ones I found in the Ubuntu Colour Palette. I assume it's there and public so that app developers could create a consistent ...
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Incompatible license aborted. Press any key to continue
I recently using windows 10 for a while. But when I wanted to use Ubuntu I can't able to see dual os selection mode and after some seconds it displays incompatible license aborted press any key to ...
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Does a company writing C++ apps have to share its source code if it calls unmodified QT or Ubuntu libraries?
What is the relationship between Ubuntu and QT and Canonical? The coming Ubuntu phone looks interesting. Ubuntu seems to be interwoven with QT. If my company wants to write commercial C++ apps ...
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