License Compatibility
Noun · Open Source
Definitions
The question of whether software under different licenses can be combined, linked, redistributed, or embedded together without violating any of their terms. It is a critical consideration in dependency selection and open source legal review.
In plain English: Whether different software licenses can legally work together in the same project or distribution.
Example: "The package looked harmless until legal flagged a license compatibility problem with the rest of the distribution."