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License: what does "include the original copyright and license" mean exactly? #458

Open z80maniac opened 2 months ago

z80maniac commented 2 months ago

Platform your question concerns:

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The license summary says:

You may use, copy and modify the SDK as long as you include the original copyright and license notice in any copy of the software/source and you comply with the license terms.

I'm not sure I understand the "include" part.

I made an Android project (not released yet) that uses Polar SDK. The source code of my project is licensed under MPL v2.0. Since it's a file-level license I suppose it's compatible with Polar SDK license, right? The released source does not contain any direct references to Polar SDK, since it is used via a third-party package. I want to release the source of my project on GitHub, and the Android packages on F-Droid (and/or on GitHub too).

Now, regarding the "include the original copyright and license":

  1. Do I have to copy-paste the Polar SDK's license file into my repository?

  2. Do I have to embed the text of the Polar SDK's license in the final app and show it somewhere on demand? Or I can just put a URL to the license (in this repository).

  3. Maybe some other places where I need to include the Polar SDK's license?

  4. What does "copyright" means in this case? How do I "include the original copyright" in my source code and the final app? Or do I need to do it at all?