golang.org/x/text safe for commercial use?Go module package · License: BSD-3-Clause AND LicenseRef-scancode-google-patent-license-golang
golang.org/x/text is licensed under BSD-3-Clause AND LicenseRef-scancode-google-patent-license-golang, which imposes no source-disclosure obligation in any of the shipping models below.
| How you ship it | Result | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Hosted SaaS | No obligation | Multiple licenses apply at once. BSD-3-Clause requires retaining the copyright notice and the license text. There is no source-disclosure obligation. / LicenseRef-scancode-google-patent-license-golang requires retaining the copyright notice and the license text. There is no source-disclosure obligation. |
| Distributed binary / app | No obligation | Multiple licenses apply at once. BSD-3-Clause requires retaining the copyright notice and the license text. There is no source-disclosure obligation. / LicenseRef-scancode-google-patent-license-golang requires retaining the copyright notice and the license text. There is no source-disclosure obligation. |
| Delivered to customer | No obligation | Multiple licenses apply at once. BSD-3-Clause requires retaining the copyright notice and the license text. There is no source-disclosure obligation. / LicenseRef-scancode-google-patent-license-golang requires retaining the copyright notice and the license text. There is no source-disclosure obligation. |
| Internal use only | No obligation | Multiple licenses apply at once. BSD-3-Clause requires retaining the copyright notice and the license text. There is no source-disclosure obligation. / LicenseRef-scancode-google-patent-license-golang requires retaining the copyright notice and the license text. There is no source-disclosure obligation. |
| Published library | No obligation | Multiple licenses apply at once. BSD-3-Clause requires retaining the copyright notice and the license text. There is no source-disclosure obligation. / LicenseRef-scancode-google-patent-license-golang requires retaining the copyright notice and the license text. There is no source-disclosure obligation. |
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If you only use it at build time, the answer changes.
Multiple licenses apply at once. BSD-3-Clause appears as a dev dependency, so it is not part of the artifact you ship. Distribution-triggered obligations do not arise. Tools that emit code into your output, such as code generators, are a separate case worth checking individually. / LicenseRef-scancode-google-patent-license-golang appears as a dev dependency, so it is not part of the artifact you ship. Distribution-triggered obligations do not arise. Tools that emit code into your output, such as code generators, are a separate case worth checking individually.
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