Closed source application on Linux?
So there is a lot of devices out there using Linux as an OS: servers mainly but also in many other devices as well as in some cars.
Linux is open source. If you modify and distribute it, you must release the source code. That's one of the basic rule of open source software.
Why don't manufacturers release their OS or source code in that case? Is that legal?
I've been checking for modified versions of Linux running on cars or popular servers and couldn't find anything.
Is it even possible to have a closed source application running on Linux? Their application may use some open source libraries, like libcurl, sqlite or whatever. So should they also release the application?
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So there is a lot of devices out there using Linux as an OS: servers mainly but also in many other devices as well as in some cars.
Linux is open source. If you modify and distribute it, you must release the source code. That's one of the basic rule of open source software.
Why don't manufacturers release their OS or source code in that case? Is that legal?
I've been checking for modified versions of Linux running on cars or popular servers and couldn't find anything.
Is it even possible to have a closed source application running on Linux? Their application may use some open source libraries, like libcurl, sqlite or whatever. So should they also release the application?
linux licenses open-source
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libcurlis released under the MIT license,sqliteis public domain. No use of either software require you to release the source of the application using that software. You should also read the GPL and the LGPL licenses and the differences between them. If you have a particular issue, the question would benefit from clarifying this. Also note that this is not primarily a site for discussing legal matters.
– Kusalananda
4 hours ago
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because Open Source.SE would be more appropriate.
– Stephen Kitt
4 hours ago
@Sebastien: you might find this article interesting: Avoiding the coming IoT dystopia. You might also want to read more on the several OS licenses: GPL2, GPL3, LGPL, BSD, MIT, Apache, etc. (google it, you should find websites explaining them in detail.)
– filbranden
3 hours ago
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So there is a lot of devices out there using Linux as an OS: servers mainly but also in many other devices as well as in some cars.
Linux is open source. If you modify and distribute it, you must release the source code. That's one of the basic rule of open source software.
Why don't manufacturers release their OS or source code in that case? Is that legal?
I've been checking for modified versions of Linux running on cars or popular servers and couldn't find anything.
Is it even possible to have a closed source application running on Linux? Their application may use some open source libraries, like libcurl, sqlite or whatever. So should they also release the application?
linux licenses open-source
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So there is a lot of devices out there using Linux as an OS: servers mainly but also in many other devices as well as in some cars.
Linux is open source. If you modify and distribute it, you must release the source code. That's one of the basic rule of open source software.
Why don't manufacturers release their OS or source code in that case? Is that legal?
I've been checking for modified versions of Linux running on cars or popular servers and couldn't find anything.
Is it even possible to have a closed source application running on Linux? Their application may use some open source libraries, like libcurl, sqlite or whatever. So should they also release the application?
linux licenses open-source
linux licenses open-source
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libcurlis released under the MIT license,sqliteis public domain. No use of either software require you to release the source of the application using that software. You should also read the GPL and the LGPL licenses and the differences between them. If you have a particular issue, the question would benefit from clarifying this. Also note that this is not primarily a site for discussing legal matters.
– Kusalananda
4 hours ago
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because Open Source.SE would be more appropriate.
– Stephen Kitt
4 hours ago
@Sebastien: you might find this article interesting: Avoiding the coming IoT dystopia. You might also want to read more on the several OS licenses: GPL2, GPL3, LGPL, BSD, MIT, Apache, etc. (google it, you should find websites explaining them in detail.)
– filbranden
3 hours ago
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libcurlis released under the MIT license,sqliteis public domain. No use of either software require you to release the source of the application using that software. You should also read the GPL and the LGPL licenses and the differences between them. If you have a particular issue, the question would benefit from clarifying this. Also note that this is not primarily a site for discussing legal matters.
– Kusalananda
4 hours ago
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because Open Source.SE would be more appropriate.
– Stephen Kitt
4 hours ago
@Sebastien: you might find this article interesting: Avoiding the coming IoT dystopia. You might also want to read more on the several OS licenses: GPL2, GPL3, LGPL, BSD, MIT, Apache, etc. (google it, you should find websites explaining them in detail.)
– filbranden
3 hours ago
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libcurl is released under the MIT license, sqlite is public domain. No use of either software require you to release the source of the application using that software. You should also read the GPL and the LGPL licenses and the differences between them. If you have a particular issue, the question would benefit from clarifying this. Also note that this is not primarily a site for discussing legal matters.– Kusalananda
4 hours ago
libcurl is released under the MIT license, sqlite is public domain. No use of either software require you to release the source of the application using that software. You should also read the GPL and the LGPL licenses and the differences between them. If you have a particular issue, the question would benefit from clarifying this. Also note that this is not primarily a site for discussing legal matters.– Kusalananda
4 hours ago
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because Open Source.SE would be more appropriate.
– Stephen Kitt
4 hours ago
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because Open Source.SE would be more appropriate.
– Stephen Kitt
4 hours ago
@Sebastien: you might find this article interesting: Avoiding the coming IoT dystopia. You might also want to read more on the several OS licenses: GPL2, GPL3, LGPL, BSD, MIT, Apache, etc. (google it, you should find websites explaining them in detail.)
– filbranden
3 hours ago
@Sebastien: you might find this article interesting: Avoiding the coming IoT dystopia. You might also want to read more on the several OS licenses: GPL2, GPL3, LGPL, BSD, MIT, Apache, etc. (google it, you should find websites explaining them in detail.)
– filbranden
3 hours ago
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libcurlis released under the MIT license,sqliteis public domain. No use of either software require you to release the source of the application using that software. You should also read the GPL and the LGPL licenses and the differences between them. If you have a particular issue, the question would benefit from clarifying this. Also note that this is not primarily a site for discussing legal matters.– Kusalananda
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because Open Source.SE would be more appropriate.
– Stephen Kitt
4 hours ago
@Sebastien: you might find this article interesting: Avoiding the coming IoT dystopia. You might also want to read more on the several OS licenses: GPL2, GPL3, LGPL, BSD, MIT, Apache, etc. (google it, you should find websites explaining them in detail.)
– filbranden
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