Is it legal to write open source plugins/applications for a commercial software?
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Prathap asked:


I am trying to write open source plugins or applications on top of a commercial enterprise software. I would like to know if it causes any legal issues.

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Posted Thu, Oct 30th, 2008. Listed under: Uncategorized.

2 Comments

  1. hyperstick_tv says:

    If what your making is open source you can not sell it.

  2. inconclusive_conjunction says:

    I’m pretty sure that it is legal. Take this open source plugin for Photoshop, for instance:

    As long as the products’ license agreement doesn’t forbid such “modifications”, it is legal.

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