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by charlesetc 3135 days ago
Does npm even allow you to use projects that don't allow you to make changes to their code?
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badminton1 3135 days ago
You can have an npm module with any arbitrary licensing.

https://docs.npmjs.com/files/package.json#license

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drostie 3135 days ago
No because how the hell would they know?

I author a module for my employer and describe it with their developers@ email and as UNLICENSED; how does NPM discover that I am legally authorized to use and modify this package?

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jogjayr 3135 days ago
As in it checks the license in the source repo and prevents installation of dependencies with licenses that prohibit source modification?
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