Audacity 1.2.6 – License Audit result
According to Audacity project’s website, its code is licensed under the GPL license. Based on our analysis, we can conclude that this is to a large extent true also as regards Audacity’s sub-components, as virtually all of the code is clearly licensed either under the GPL or LGPL (which allows relicensing under the GPL). Several files are licensed under various types of permissive licenses which are compatible with the GPL, therefore posing no issues given that their specific obligations regarding copyright notices are fulfilled by a source code disclosure.
A serious concern is raised by the xlisp files, which are licensed under a non-commercial license. Unless the files are removed, Audacity cannot be used in any commercial product and is thus a significant IPR risk for any commercial company.