These PDF library is commercial use?

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I read this thread : https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4665957/pdf-parsing-library-for-android .

Vikas Patidar mentions that there are some open source library on Android like

Android PDF Viewer
APDFViewer
droidreader
android-pdf

Some of them are licensed with GNU GPL v2. Some of them are licensed with GNU GPL v3. I want to ask whether they can be used in a commercial applcation.

Thanks.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5197503/to-gpl-or-to-not-gpl-that-is-the-question You question is about GPL really not specifically PDF libraries — jiduvah, Jul 23 '12 at 08:36
@jiduvah : Can you answer me? And then, i can tick your answer for my question. — King Wu, Jul 23 '12 at 09:07

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:28

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Try looking into GPL licences rather than PDF libraries, then you will have a better idea of what you will have to do to include it in your project. Here are some resources.

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/quick-guide-gplv3.html

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5197503/to-gpl-or-to-not-gpl-that-is-the-question

edited May 23 '17 at 10:28

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answered Jul 23 '12 at 09:11

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 23 '12 at 13:22

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If you just want to know if you can use a GPL library in a commercial, closed-source application without paying a single cent, then the answer is no, you cannot.

answered Jul 23 '12 at 13:22

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These PDF library is commercial use?

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