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jamesdolezal / slideflow

Deep learning library for digital pathology, with both Tensorflow and PyTorch support.
https://slideflow.dev
GNU General Public License v3.0
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[LICENSE] GPL is not compatible with restricting to non-commercial use #372

Open johnurbanik opened 1 month ago

johnurbanik commented 1 month ago

Description

Repository README says

This code is made available under the GPLv3 License and is available for non-commercial academic purposes.

but GPLv3 does not allow restricting usage.

Expected behavior

Software using the GPLv3 cannot restrict to non-commercial use, so the README should be changed or the license should be changed.

jamesdolezal commented 1 month ago

Thanks John - this is something that is being actively discussed internally and will be updated at the next feature release.

johnurbanik commented 1 month ago

Thanks for the prompt response! Is any information available as to which direction is more likely (change of license or change of language)? Not asking for a guarantee, but some guidance would be helpful.

jamesdolezal commented 1 month ago

We are anticipating, but cannot yet confirm, changing the language to reflect the GPL-3 license which permits commercial use. We should have this sorted out officially within the next few weeks.