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What is required of a party who receives a Larger Work under the Mozilla Public License?

Section 3.3 of the Mozilla Public License: 3.3. Distribution of a Larger Work You may create and distribute a Larger Work under terms of Your choice, provided that You also comply with the requirements of this License for the Covered Software. If…
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What are the drawbacks of releasing my language under MPL 2.0?

I'm about to publish the source of the compiler of my new language and the standard library, both written in this language. I need to choose the license. GPL is too restrictive (even with the linking exception) and complicated. MIT seems to not…
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Ramifications for including open source code in academic research

Recently I submitted a manuscript on a new R-package I have developed. The journal's decision was "Revise and Resubmit". The editor and 2 reviewers all had very helpful comments. However, I'm not sure exactly how to interpret a comment that all 3…
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MPL license: Can I completely lose grants?

In MPL license: 5.1. The rights granted under this License will terminate automatically if You fail to comply with any of its terms. However, if You become compliant, then the rights granted under this License from a particular Contributor are…
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Is question 25 from MPL 2.0 FAQ correct?

I'm having difficulty understanding how the text of the Mozilla Public License 2.0 reconciles with their own Frequently Asked Questions, question 25. The question and its answer are as follows: Q25: What happens if someone doesn't use the per-file…
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Do I have to disclose changes made to MPL-2.0 licensed code running on server?

If I make changes, updates or modifications to MPL-2.0 licensed code and start offering it as a service (SaaS) am I required to disclose those changes? Or does MPL-2.0 only require disclosing changes if the code was distributed as files?
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Can I use cacert.pem file (MPL 2.0) as part of my proprietary program

I need The Mozilla CA certificate store file in PEM format to be always available to my Windows C++ proprietary application. I can copy it to user machine as part of normal installation of software, but for several reasons (e.g. working without…
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Kea DHCP: how is MPL 2.0 license applied to Yang models change

KEA-Dhcp comes with Netconf support and a number of Yang modules. The KEA-Dhcp package is distributed under Mozilla Public License v2.0, my question is how does the license apply to modifications or changes in the Yang files? If I decide to extend…
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Distribution of a larger work containing unmodified MPLed dependencies: is informing receivers needed?

I'd like to include in my closed-source program a dependency library under Mozilla Public License to be linked dynamically. The MPL dependency is basically simply imported in the source code of my program and used as is, with no modifications. I'd…
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