Changes between Version 130 and Version 131 of FAQ


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Feb 8, 2023 9:13:24 AM (15 months ago)
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bennylp
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Ported licensing to docs.pjsip.org

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  • FAQ

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    139 == Licensing Questions == #licensing 
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    141 === Why is PJSIP licensed as GPL, and not (LGPL|MPL|BSD|choose your OSS license here)? === #non-gnu 
     139== ~~Licensing Questions~~ (moved) == #licensing 
     140 
     141**Moved to https://docs.pjsip.org/en/latest/overview/license_faq.html** 
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     143=== ~~Why is PJSIP licensed as GPL, and not (LGPL|MPL|BSD|choose your OSS license here)?~~ === #non-gnu 
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     145**Moved to https://docs.pjsip.org/en/latest/overview/license_faq.html** 
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    143147Basically we agree with FSF on this issue. Quoting the [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html GPL FAQ]: 
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    151 === What about the "viral" nature of the GPL? === #gpl 
     155=== ~~What about the "viral" nature of the GPL?~~ === #gpl 
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     157**Moved to https://docs.pjsip.org/en/latest/overview/license_faq.html** 
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    153159People often think that using GPL-ed software means that other software linked with the GPL software have to be GPL too, hence GPL is considered as viral. '''That is not exactly true'''. Don't forget that GPL '''is compatible''' with many other free software licenses, including: 
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    169175In addition, we specifically allow linking PJSIP with some open source third party libraries, as they are listed in [http://www.pjsip.org/licensing.htm Third Party Software] page. 
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    173 === Can I develop closed source products with PJSIP? === #proprietary 
     177=== ~~Can I develop closed source products with PJSIP?~~ === #proprietary 
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     179**Moved to https://docs.pjsip.org/en/latest/overview/license_faq.html** 
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    175181It depends. We use the standard GPL v2 or later for PJSIP, and GPL does allow using GPL-ed code for closed source development, '''as long as the resulting product is not redistributed''' (for example, it is only used for internal purpose). Please see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html GPL FAQ] for more information about what can/can't be done with GPL software. 
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    180 === What are the licensing requirements of the third party libraries used by PJSIP? === #third-party 
     186=== ~~What are the licensing requirements of the third party libraries used by PJSIP?~~ === #third-party 
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     188**Moved to https://docs.pjsip.org/en/latest/overview/license_faq.html** 
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    182190Apart from the licensing requirements of PJSIP, please be aware that some third party libraries used by PJSIP put additional requirements to the end product (that is, the application using PJSIP), please check [http://www.pjsip.org/licensing.htm#third Third Party Software] for detail info.