Version 2 explicitly declares that dependencies are not considered: This does not include source codes and object codes of dependencies that are merely linked to, not stored, within the project, and any portions of object code resulting from the compilation of the imported source codes of linked dependencies when compiled during the normal build process of the project. Version 1 basically could be interpreted this way, but it wasn’t explicitly stated. If it’s a fork, and you want to accept upstream patches that have AI code, then you can use the this version: sciactive.com/…/version-2-up/ As long as you clearly identify the upstream project as an upstream project.