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Is GNU General Public License v3.0 compatible with Common Development and Distribution License 1.0?

No

GNU General Public License v3.0 is strong copyleft; combining it into a Common Development and Distribution License 1.0 project would force the combined work to be GNU General Public License v3.0 (not Common Development and Distribution License 1.0). If your project must remain Common Development and Distribution License 1.0, avoid GNU General Public License v3.0 code.

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LicenseFamilyPatent grant
GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0) strong-copyleft Yes
Common Development and Distribution License 1.0 (CDDL-1.0) weak-copyleft Yes

GNU General Public License v3.0: GPLv3 adds explicit patent grant + anti-tivoisation; updated copyleft language.

Common Development and Distribution License 1.0: File-level copyleft, similar in spirit to MPL.

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