Questions about software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified.
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Incorporating GPL Code in my Open Source Project
I have downloaded a currently inactive GPL project with a view to updating it and releasing the completed codebase as open source. I'm not really a fan of GPL though and would rather licence my ...
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Can I require a large donation ($499) in order for a company to receive an extended version of my open source project? [closed]
I want to make my project open source but some of its more advanced features are targeted to companies so I would like to require a donation before I send the source code to the donating company.
It ...
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Are there any inline code validation libraries available for something similar to TryRuby.org or CodeSchool.com? [closed]
Recently a lot of browser-based training sites have been spawned. These include tryruby.org, codeacademy.org, codeschool.org and the Udacity site uses something seemingly similar. They allow the user ...
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Develop open-source library and get donations for it? [closed]
I have a nice open-source library in mind to write. It would take a few months to develop properly and I would need to stop supporting myself though other projects. Could anybody share experiences and ...
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Please recommend some open-source well-written c/c++ network related projects to learn? [closed]
I am now struggling with network communication part of my first client/server solo-project. I have to keep searching the internet to figure out how to write correct code, because I haven't do ...
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How signing out a CLA prevents legal issues in open-source projects?
For example: yeoman. It's licensed under a BSD license. The CLA form (Contributor License Agreement) isn't project specific, and it can be signed electronically.
How and what issues can signing out ...
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OpenSource License Validation [closed]
I'm basically looking for some kind of FLOSS/OpenSource license validation service.
I have special needs for some projects I'd like to open-source.
I know there's actually tons of different ...
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Find and replace app for MS Word [closed]
I program in Python. I want to know if a program in Python will work for MS Word since MS Word is not Open Source. The program basically changes words like MS Word already does BUT it changes words ...
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Is the creator of a piece of software bound by the license he gives it?
For example, if a person creates an application that they open-source under a license that says you can use this code but you cannot sell it, has that person just bound himself to not selling it now ...
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Reading Open Source Projects [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How do you dive into large code bases?
About my programming knowledge:
I have basic knowledge of programming.
Have never worked in a team project.
Have done, only, a ...
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Does it ever make sense to license source code as a learning resource under GPL?
I recently came across a series of articles walking through how to make a scheme interpreter. I was browsing through the code when I realized that it was AGPL.
For the most part, the code itself is ...
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How would I go about measuring the impact an article has on the internet?
For an application of mine, I analyze the sentiment of articles, using NLTK, to display sentiment trends. But right now all articles weigh the same amount. This does not show a very accurate picture ...
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Can Foswiki be used as a distributed Redmine replacement?
I am quite familiar with and love using git, among other reasons due to its distributed nature. Now I'd like to set up some similarly distributed (FOSS) Project Management software with features ...
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Community Programming
Background
I just began working for a religious non-profit organization. As with most non-profits, the organization is resource-poor and has no IT department to speak of. In my two months here I've ...
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How to get multiple open-source projects to use a standard way of doing something
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In the last couple weeks, I've used 3 different "repository" tools (listed in alphabetical order):
gradle
ivy
maven
I'm calling them "repository" tools because I've also used sbt -- ...
