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I've gone through a couple of Question on GPL here, but all of them are related to the compiled languages, libraries and distribution.

My web project has a backend that is BSD licensed. The front end is a GPLv3 licensed JavaScript framework which renders a background image that doesn't link to anything from the backend and only renders in the web browser.

Am I required to make available the backend code to the public if I use the GPLv3 licensed library? We are not modifying the GPLv3 licensed library, just using it as is.

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I've contacted the library author here is his reply:

I am not a lawyer, so all I can say is that The Library is made available under the GPLv3. Including it as a dependency in a commercial program does not, to my understanding, violate GPLv3. Including a modified version of it without releasing the source to the modified version would.

I've gone through a couple of Question on GPL here, but all of them are related to the compiled languages, libraries and distribution.

My web project has a backend that is BSD licensed. The front end is a GPLv3 licensed JavaScript framework which renders a background image that doesn't link to anything from the backend and only renders in the web browser.

Am I required to make available the backend code to the public if I use the GPLv3 licensed library? We are not modifying the GPLv3 licensed library, just using it as is.

I've gone through a couple of Question on GPL here, but all of them are related to the compiled languages, libraries and distribution.

My web project has a backend that is BSD licensed. The front end is a GPLv3 licensed JavaScript framework which renders a background image that doesn't link to anything from the backend and only renders in the web browser.

Am I required to make available the backend code to the public if I use the GPLv3 licensed library? We are not modifying the GPLv3 licensed library, just using it as is.

Update

I've contacted the library author here is his reply:

I am not a lawyer, so all I can say is that The Library is made available under the GPLv3. Including it as a dependency in a commercial program does not, to my understanding, violate GPLv3. Including a modified version of it without releasing the source to the modified version would.

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ShouldAm I required to make available the backend code to the public if I use the GPLv3 licensed library.? We are not modifying the GPLv3 licensed library, just using it as is.

I've gone through a couple of Question on GPL here, but all of them are related to the compiled languages, libraries and distribution.

Here I have the a web project whose backend is BSD licensed, on the front end I need to use a GPLv3 licensed JavaScript framework to render a background image, that doesn't link to anything from the backend but just render on the web browser.

Should I make available the backend code to the public if I use the GPLv3 licensed library. We are not modifying the GPLv3 licensed library, just using it as is.

I've gone through a couple of Question on GPL here, but all of them are related to the compiled languages, libraries and distribution.

My web project has a backend that is BSD licensed. The front end is a GPLv3 licensed JavaScript framework which renders a background image that doesn't link to anything from the backend and only renders in the web browser.

Am I required to make available the backend code to the public if I use the GPLv3 licensed library? We are not modifying the GPLv3 licensed library, just using it as is.

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GPLv3 frontend and BSD backend, do I have to disclose the backend source?

I've gone through a couple of Question on GPL here, but all of them are related to the compiled languages, libraries and distribution.

Here I have the a web project whose backend is BSD licensed, on the front end I need to use a GPLv3 licensed JavaScript framework to render a background image, that doesn't link to anything from the backend but just render on the web browser.

Should I make available the backend code to the public if I use the GPLv3 licensed library. We are not modifying the GPLv3 licensed library, just using it as is.