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    • Mo_Mon_Mo_ProbsM
      Mo_Mon_Mo_Probs
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      I work for a community college on a software and licensing team. The college is currently in the process of deploying VDI using enterprise level Hyper-V.

      I have been tasked with confirming if the TOS/EULA permit use of Notepad ++ in non-persistent virtual desktop environments. I read the terms of use/EULA but felt that it did not explicitly address our situation.

      Is it possible to contact the dev team directly to request permission for non-profit/edutional use? I am aware that the terms do outline permissable non-commercial usage in a broad sense, but I still need to make the attempt to get written permission.

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      • PeterJonesP
        PeterJones @Mo_Mon_Mo_Probs
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        @Mo_Mon_Mo_Probs ,

        Notepad++ is licensed under GPLv3. IANAL, but I understood that to mean that non-profit/educational/non-commercial distribution of the unmodified program was permitted. If you have to get “written permission” from every GPL3 product you use, I feel sorry for you.

        The author has a about the author page on the official website

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        • Mo_Mon_Mo_ProbsM
          Mo_Mon_Mo_Probs @PeterJones
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          @PeterJones Thanks for taking the time to reply. I have the same understanding as you but still have to make the effort. Fortunately, I only have to log the attempt then push the matter further up the team ladder.

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