GitHub licence checker

Paste a GitHub repo. You'll see its licence, whether you can use it commercially, what attribution you owe, and any copyleft warning, plus whether JustClaw-It already serves licence-cleared components from it.

hashicorp/vault: BUSL-1.1 non-commercial

Source: JustClaw-It's licence policy for this repo (checked against the repo's LICENSE file). Open on GitHub

Commercial use OK?	No. The licence forbids commercial use.
Attribution	Not applicable: the licence doesn't allow the use in the first place.
Copyleft	Not an open-source licence.
In JustClaw-It?	no We index this repo but don't serve its code, because its licence class is non-commercial. Only permissive and weak-copyleft code is served.

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This is information, not legal advice. Licences can differ per file or per release; read the repo's LICENSE and NOTICE files before shipping.

Questions

Can I use MIT-licensed code in a commercial product?

Yes. MIT allows commercial and proprietary use. You must keep the copyright and permission notice with the code.

What does copyleft mean for my code?

Strong copyleft (GPL) means distributing a product that includes the code puts the whole product under the GPL. Network copyleft (AGPL) extends that to software you only run as a service. Weak copyleft (MPL, LGPL) limits the obligation to the licensed files or library.

What if a repo has no licence?

Then all rights are reserved by the author. You can read the code, but you may not copy, modify or ship it without permission.

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