# Use of External Data

**URL:** https://community.drivendata.org/t/use-of-external-data/10399
**Category:** NASA Pose Bowl
**Created:** [February 26, 2024, 11:40am UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/use-of-external-data/10399 "2024-02-26T11:40:13Z")
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### Author: ![isms](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/community.drivendata.org/isms/32/9_2.png) [@isms](https://community.drivendata.org/u/isms)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2024, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/use-of-external-data/10399/6 "2024-03-01T17:27:58Z")

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@ironbar Yes, generally. From the rules:

> **OPEN-SOURCE CODE.** A Submission will be ineligible to win a prize if it was developed using code containing or depending on software licensed under an open source license:
> 
> - other than an Open Source Initiative-approved license (see [http://opensource.org/licenses](http://opensource.org/licenses)); or
> - an open source license that prohibits commercial use.

The AGPL v3 [is OSI approved](https://opensource.org/license/agpl-v3) and allows commercial use (with acceptable caveats for an MIT-licensed submission).

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