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Does it include its source/dependency licensing post extraction? Some of these dependencies are under GPL/AGPL https://github.com/dothinking/pdf2docx/blob/master/LICENSE

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what does "post extraction" refer to here exactly?

I believe they are asking if, after extracting all the pieces (it's shipped as a self-extracting archive), does it do the things it needs to do to comply with GPL/AGPL? Like supplying the source code, or how to get the source code.

Installation essentially - the linked website doesn't link to licensing info for third-party dependencies. I was wondering if the licensing info (and source code of this product) were included in the installation bundle or available from the running product - since this is a requirement of the GPL license used in some of the dependencies.

The Windows app is an unsigned executable - not planning on running it myself.

While there hasn't been any actual deep dive into this on my part yet, as the App does all its bit on the user's machine, the code itself also does live on the user machine post-installation. There has been no additional effort made to obfuscate the code that powers the App.

What could possibly be missing at the moment is a written instruction that documents where to locate the code base on the user's machine post-installation

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