Add-on licensing
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Add-on licensing
Is publishing an add-on to the official add-on server under a license that is not the GNU GPL but is more permissive than it and compatible with it (e.g., the 3-clause BSD license) permitted?
Is contributing files under such a license to an add-on that is published to the official add-on server under the GNU GPL permitted?
Is contributing files under such a license to an add-on that is published to the official add-on server under the GNU GPL permitted?
Re: Add-on licensing
8680, it’s my understanding that all add-ons published to the add-on server are licensed under the GPL. This means anyone who downloads code from the add-on server and uses the content elsewhere must also abide by the GPL.
You can dual-license your code in general (which you can do as the copyright holder), but the big question is if the add-on servers allows for multiple licensed code as long as one of the licenses is GPL. (If not, then all content would have to abide by the GPL in addition to any other licenses.)
One alternative would be to also post your code somewhere else (personal web server, github, etc.) under a more permissive license.
You can dual-license your code in general (which you can do as the copyright holder), but the big question is if the add-on servers allows for multiple licensed code as long as one of the licenses is GPL. (If not, then all content would have to abide by the GPL in addition to any other licenses.)
One alternative would be to also post your code somewhere else (personal web server, github, etc.) under a more permissive license.
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Exp. map viewer
Unit tree and stat browser
Canvas ( PREVIEW IT HERE )
Exp. map viewer
Re: Add-on licensing
I don't see any problem in including a readme file in your add-on which states that it's also licensed under a more permissive license.