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- No. The license requires that Modifications (as defined in Section 1.10 of the license) must be licensed under the MPL and made available to anyone to whom you distribute the Source Code.
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Jan 30, 2024 · However, new files containing no MPL-licensed code are not Modifications, and therefore do not need to be distributed under the terms of the MPL, even if you create a Larger Work (as defined in Section 1.7) by using, compiling, or distributing the non-MPL files together with MPL-licensed files.
The MPL license is a copyleft license, which means that in principle people are not allowed to distribute code that is under the MPL-2.0 license under different terms. The GPL licenses (including LGPL and AGPL) require that the entire application is distributed under the terms of the GPL license.
Nov 28, 2016 · I am distributing the binary of a software that I derived from a MPL-licensed source. I only reskinned the software. How do I conform to my obligations regarding redistribution of source code? Can I just give a link to the source code? Can it be a link to the original repository and not my modified version?
May 9, 2016 · Sorted by: Yes, you can combine code that is licensed under MPL 2.0 into a project that contains source code from one or more other licenses, including the MIT License. However, the individual source files licensed under the MPL will need to remain licensed under the MPL, including any modifications that you make to the MPL-licensed files.
Dec 1, 2016 · The Mozilla FAQ page on MPL licensed code makes clear in Q9 and Q10 that if you distribute software containing MPL licensed code, you must make available the source of the MPL licensed portion of code "including any Modifications that you have created".
You may distribute such Executable Form under the terms of this License, or sublicense it under different terms, provided that the license for the Executable Form does not attempt to limit or alter the recipients’ rights in the Source Code Form under this License.
That doesn't mean you can't also sell it (like they sell Linux CD's) but you must also release the source code for free. That might work for you, but probably not. LGPL: If you use it in your application then you can still have a closed source proprietary licensed application.
