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Does this conflict with GPL-3.0 License ? (kbin.earth)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm not at all an expert with open source licensing, but does the following conflict with open source licensing ?

I don't mean any ill intent to the developers of the application, but want to inform them if there is something wrong. (Sorry if my question feels dumb, I'm just getting familiar with licensing terms)

I've been following this app for sometime and it recently had its alpha release. While taking a look at the Terms and Conditions section of the app, I came across the Application Use section which reads:

Application Use

3.1. License

Pockaw grants you a personal, non-transferable, non-exclusive license to use the app for personal or small business financial management purposes. 3.2. Prohibited Use

You agree not to: Reverse engineer, decompile, or modify Pockaw. Use the app for illegal activities. Exploit the app in ways not intended, such as reselling it as your own product.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Looks like they're generally confused. The license file is GPLv3, the readme claims to be licensed under LGPLv3 and they have those terms. Potentially the terms apply only to official binaries, similar to VSCode.
I think this would require some form of CLA, or they couldn't redistribute contributed code under their terms.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago

Thanks for the added context. I didn't even notice that LGPL was mentioned in the readme. I was thinking of switching to this app, now idk, might as well stay with my current one.