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License allowing software modification and redistribution
A free-software license is a notice that grants the recipient of a piece of software extensive rights to modify and redistribute that software. These actions
Free-software_license
License with minimal restrictions
A permissive software license, sometimes also called BSD-like or BSD-style license, is a free-software license which instead of copyleft protections,
Permissive_software_license
comparison covers notable software licenses which are approved by at least one of the following expert groups: the Free Software Foundation, the Open Source
Comparison of free and open-source software licenses
Comparison_of_free_and_open-source_software_licenses
Permissive free software license
MIT License is a permissive software license originating at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the late 1980s. As a permissive license, it
MIT_License
Type of license agreement
broadly covers free content licenses and open-source licenses, also known as free software licenses. The concepts originated in the free software movement and
Free_license
Software licensed to be freely used, modified and distributed
Free software or libre software sometimes known as freedom-respecting software is computer software distributed under free software licenses that allow
Free_software
Series of free software licenses
GNU General Public Licenses (GNU GPL or simply GPL) are a series of widely used free software licenses. The GPL is a copyleft license, which means that
GNU_General_Public_License
Copyleft license primarily for free software documentation
The GNU Free Documentation License (GNU FDL or GFDL) is a copyleft license for free documentation, designed by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) for the
GNU Free Documentation License
GNU_Free_Documentation_License
Software license allowing source code to be used, modified, and shared
Open-source licenses are software licenses that allow content to be used, modified, and shared. They facilitate free and open-source software (FOSS) development
Open-source_license
Type of free software license
BSD licenses are a family of permissive free software licenses, imposing minimal restrictions on the use and distribution of covered software. This is
BSD_licenses
Permissive software license
The Apache License is a permissive free-software and free and open source software license written by the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). It allows users
Apache_License
Software to be used without restrictions
License-free software is computer software that is not explicitly in the public domain, but the authors appear to intend free use, modification, distribution
License-free_software
Preservation of legal rights in the reuse of a work
certain patents. Copyleft software licenses are considered protective or reciprocal (in contrast with permissive free software licenses): they require that
Copyleft
Software released under a license restricting rights
non-commercial licenses such as CC BY-NC are not deemed proprietary, but are non-free. Proprietary software may either be closed-source software or source-available
Proprietary_software
Freely licensed software with open code
Free and open-source software (FOSS) is software available under a license that gives users the right to use, share, modify, and distribute the software
Free_and_open-source_software
Free software license based on the AGPLv1 and GPLv3
The GNU Affero General Public License (GNU AGPL) is a free copyleft license published by the Free Software Foundation in November 2007, based on the GNU
GNU Affero General Public License
GNU_Affero_General_Public_License
Organization supporting the free software movement
GNU General Public License (GPL) when copyright infringement occurs. The FSF is also the steward of several free software licenses, meaning it publishes
Free_Software_Foundation
Free-software license
GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) is a free-software license published by the Free Software Foundation (FSF). The license allows developers and companies
GNU Lesser General Public License
GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License
Legal instrument governing software
A software license is a legal instrument governing the use or redistribution of software. Since the 1970s, software copyright has been recognized in the
Software_license
Overview of and topical guide to free software
as an overview of and topical guide to free software and the free software movement: Free software – software which can be run, studied, examined, modified
Outline_of_free_software
Software licensed to ensure access to source code
software licenses, classified as noncompete licenses, are closed-source software licenses that have been created by modifying an open-source software
Source-available_software
list of free and open-source software (FOSS) packages, computer software licensed under free software licenses and open-source licenses. Software that fits
List of free and open-source software packages
List_of_free_and_open-source_software_packages
a list of free-content licenses not specifically intended for software. For information on software-related licenses, see Comparison of free and open-source
List_of_free-content_licenses
Permissive free software license which is compatible with the GNU General Public License
Python Software Foundation License (PSFL) is a BSD-style, permissive software license which is compatible with the GNU General Public License (GPL). Its
Python Software Foundation License
Python_Software_Foundation_License
Permissive free software license
The Academic Free License (AFL) is a permissive free software license written in 2002 by Lawrence E. Rosen, a former general counsel of the Open Source
Academic_Free_License
Permissive free software license
The ISC license is a permissive free software license published by the Internet Software Consortium, now called Internet Systems Consortium (ISC). It is
ISC_license
Free software license similar to the Common Public License
The Eclipse Public License (EPL) is a free and open source software license most notably used for the Eclipse IDE and other projects by the Eclipse Foundation
Eclipse_Public_License
Free and open-source software license
Distribution License (CDDL) is a free and open-source software license, produced by Sun Microsystems, based on the Mozilla Public License (MPL). Files
Common Development and Distribution License
Common_Development_and_Distribution_License
Source-available software licensing scheme by Microsoft
Initiative as open source licenses and are regarded by the Free Software Foundation as free software licenses. Other shared source licenses are proprietary, and
Shared_Source_Initiative
Software with publicly available source code
contrast with proprietary (closed-source) software. These abilities are typically granted through open licenses or, more rarely, by dedication to the public
Open-source_software
Permissive free software license
The WTFPL is a permissive free software license. As a public domain like license, the WTFPL is essentially the same as dedication to the public domain
WTFPL
Free licensed works in any field
work is granted by the authors in a license known as a free license, a free distribution license, or an open license, depending on the rights assigned.
Free_content
Free software license
LaTeX Project Public License (LPPL) is a free and open source software software license originally written for the LaTeX system. Software distributed under
LaTeX_Project_Public_License
Permissive free software license
similar license, libpng license, sometimes referred interchangeably as zlib/libpng license. The zlib license has been approved by the Free Software Foundation
Zlib_License
The German Free Software License (Deutsche Freie Software Lizenz) is a license of open-source nature with the same flavors as the GNU GPL but governed
German_Free_Software_License
Software copyright issue
reach a consensus. › License compatibility is a legal framework that allows for pieces of software with different software licenses to be distributed together
License_compatibility
Software licensing practice
multi-licensing are license compatibility and market segregation based business models. Multi-licensing is commonly done to support free software business
Multi-licensing
Type of free content license
creative works except for computer hardware and software, including for commercial use. The license was written in July 2000, with contributions from
Free_Art_License
Open source software license
Public Source License (APSL) is the open-source and free software license under which Apple's Darwin operating system was released in 2000. A free and open-source
Apple_Public_Source_License
Software license based on the GPL
definition. The AFPL can be considered a source-available license. Dual-licensing "Licenses - Free Software Foundation". Archived from the original on January
Aladdin_Free_Public_License
Free software license
Source License is a permissive free software license, based on the MIT/X11 license and the 3-clause BSD license. By combining parts of these two licenses, it
University of Illinois/NCSA Open Source License
University_of_Illinois/NCSA_Open_Source_License
Creation of many new software licenses
License proliferation is the phenomenon of an abundance of already existing and the continued creation of new software licenses for software and software
License_proliferation
Free Software Foundation policy document defining free software
The Free Software Definition is a policy document written by Richard Stallman and published by the Free Software Foundation (FSF). For those who accept
The_Free_Software_Definition
Series of free software licenses
The Artistic License is an open-source license used for certain free and open-source software packages, most notably the standard implementation of the
Artistic_License
Software license
Free and open-source software portal Computer programming portal The Cryptix General License is in use by the Cryptix project, well known for their Java
Cryptix_General_License
Social movement
share copies of software. Software which meets these requirements, The Four Essential Freedoms of Free Software, is termed free software. Although drawing
Free_software_movement
Free software license
The Netscape Public License (NPL) is a free software license, the license under which Netscape Communications Corporation originally released Mozilla
Netscape_Public_License
Permissive free software license
License is a lax, permissive (non-copyleft) free software license, compatible with the GNU General Public License, recommended by the Free Software Foundation
GNU_All-permissive_License
Free-software license
computing, the Common Public License (CPL) is a free software / open-source software license published by IBM. The Free Software Foundation and Open Source
Common_Public_License
Yahoo! Public License is a free software license by Yahoo!. It is used among others by old versions of the collaborative software Zimbra. It is approved
Yahoo_Public_License
Software license
released in the year 2000. The Python License is similar to the BSD License and, while it is a free software license, its wording in some versions meant
Python_License
Free software license
IBM Public License (IPL) is a free open-source software license written and occasionally used by IBM. It is approved by the Free Software Foundation (FSF)
IBM_Public_License
The history of free and open-source software begins at the advent of computer software in the early half of the 20th century. In the 1950s and 1960s,
History of free and open-source software
History_of_free_and_open-source_software
Software license
Software License (OSL) is a software license created by Lawrence Rosen. The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has certified it as an open-source license,
Open_Software_License
Software in the public domain
of software under exclusive copyright, where licenses grant limited usage rights. As result, public-domain software has all the four freedoms of free software
Public-domain_software
Free software project
The GNU Project (/ɡnuː/ GNOO) is a free software, mass collaboration project announced by Richard Stallman on September 27, 1983. Its goal is to provide
GNU_Project
Java library
free Java library for creating and editing PDF files with the Mozilla Public License and the GNU Library General Public License free software license
OpenPDF
Mail transfer agent
License 1.0 which is a free software license. Alternatively, starting with version 3.2.5, it is available under the Eclipse Public License 2.0 at the user's
Postfix_(software)
Alternative terms for free software, such as OSS, FOSS, and FLOSS, have been a recurring issue among free and open-source software users from the late 1990s
Alternative terms for free software
Alternative_terms_for_free_software
JavaScript testing framework
open-source software released under the MIT License, while Cypress Cloud is a commercial software as a service web application with free and paid plans
Cypress_(software)
Weak copyleft software license by Mozilla
The Mozilla Public License (MPL) is a free and open-source weak copyleft license for most Mozilla Foundation software such as Firefox and Thunderbird.
Mozilla_Public_License
Software distributed and used at no cost, with other rights still reserved
Freeware is software, often proprietary, that is distributed at no monetary cost to the end user. There is no agreed-upon set of rights, license, or EULA
Freeware
Free software license
Public License is a free software license, used primarily for the Zope application server software. The license is similar to the well-known BSD license, however
Zope_Public_License
Software license
The Q Public License (QPL) is a non-copyleft license, created by the company Trolltech for its free software edition of the Qt toolkit and framework.
Q_Public_License
of notable software packages which were published under a proprietary software license but later released as free and open-source software, or into the
List of formerly proprietary software
List_of_formerly_proprietary_software
Free software license by W3C
Software Notice and License is a permissive free software license used by software released by the World Wide Web Consortium, like Amaya. The license
W3C Software Notice and License
W3C_Software_Notice_and_License
Business models that can be compatible with open source software projects
models to solve the challenge of making profits from software that is under an open-source license. Each of these business strategies rest on the premise
Business models for open-source software
Business_models_for_open-source_software
1998 Open Source Initiative policy document
Covering both copyleft and permissive licenses, it is effectively identical to the definition of free software, but motivated by more pragmatic and business-friendly
The_Open_Source_Definition
Instructions a computer can execute
sharing. Some free software licenses require that modified versions must be released under the same license, which prevents the software from being sold
Software
Collection of C++ libraries
are licensed under the Boost Software License, designed to allow Boost to be used with both free and proprietary software projects. Boost is used complementary
Boost_(C++_libraries)
Selected essays of Richard Stallman
to computer software. The author proposes Free software licenses (mostly GPL) as a solution to social issues created by proprietary software and described
Free_Software,_Free_Society
Type of license
Open Font License. For example, it was used to license a font made by the US government. The Open Font License is a free software license, and as such
SIL_Open_Font_License
Business model monetizing commercial open-source software
non-free Server Side Public License and Elastic License, which restrict use of the software as part of managed services, and circumvention of software locks
Open-core_model
approved by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) as a free software license, and by the Open Source Initiative (OSI) as an open source license. It is derived
Sun_Public_License
some other directories that focus on free software, Free Software Directory staff verify the licenses of software listed in the directory. FSD has been
Free_Software_Directory
Topics referred to by the same term
A GNU license or GNU General Public License (GNU GPL), is a series of widely-used free software licenses that guarantee end users the freedom to run, study
GNU_license
American free software activist
(born 1973) is a free software activist from the United States. Kühn is currently Policy Fellow and Hacker-in-Residence of the Software Freedom Conservancy
Bradley_M._Kühn
the source code is available and users are given a free software license. Simple being 'free of charge' is not sufficient—see gratis versus libre. This
List_of_free_geology_software
switched to a license (including source-available licenses) that is not considered to be free and open source. List of formerly proprietary software Bonér, Jonas
List of formerly open-source or free software
List_of_formerly_open-source_or_free_software
Acronym for a common web hosting solution
applications. PHP is free software released under the terms of PHP License, which is incompatible with the GNU General Public License (GPL) due to restrictions
LAMP_(software_bundle)
Copyleft license developed by MongoDB Inc.
The Server Side Public License (SSPL) is a non-free strong copyleft software license first introduced by MongoDB Inc. in 2018. It includes most of the
Server_Side_Public_License
Free and Open Source license applied to the Ruby programming language
two-clause BSD License (depending on the version of the Ruby License used). The license is typically considered to be a free software license due to the presence
Ruby_License
Software license
Attribution License ("CPAL") is a free software license approved by the Open Source Initiative in 2007. Its purpose is to be a general license for software distributed
Common Public Attribution License
Common_Public_Attribution_License
Software license by Intel
software licenses Text of license "Licenses - Free Software Foundation". Free Software Foundation. Retrieved 2009-09-25. This is a Free Software license, compatible
Intel_Open_Source_License
Concept of copyright applied to computer code
Free-software license Software patent Intellectual property protection of typefaces Intellectual property protection of video games "IP and Software"
Software_copyright
Open source web server and a reverse proxy server
HTTP cache. The software was created by Russian developer Igor Sysoev and publicly released in 2004. nginx is free and open-source software, released under
Nginx
Lawsuits around open-source software
violating licensing agreements are untested by the U.S. legal system. Free and open source software (FOSS) is distributed under a variety of free-software licenses
Open source license litigation
Open_source_license_litigation
Type of software
of the software and its usage. Such an agreement is made separately from the free software license.[citation needed] All or parts of software packages
Commercial_software
Archive file format
and FreeBSD), and other software that has written permission from Alexander Roshal or uses copyrighted code under license from Roshal. The software license
RAR_(file_format)
Software library providing embedded database for key/value data
license (before version 2.0), and the Sleepycat Public License, which is an OSI-approved open-source license as well as an FSF-approved free software
Berkeley_DB
Software license under which the PHP scripting language is released
PHP License is an open source license according to the Open Source Initiative, and a non-copyleft free software license according to the Free Software Foundation
PHP_License
Opposition to software patents
License of 1991 also says that patents convert free software to proprietary software: "Finally, any free program is threatened constantly by software
Software patents and free software
Software_patents_and_free_software
Software license
Project Open License (CPOL) is a software license published by The Code Project, a community site for software developers. The license is mainly applied
Code_Project_Open_License
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up GPL in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. GPL is the GNU General Public License, a free software license. GPL may also refer to: Garena Premier
GPL_(disambiguation)
Free and open-source Unix-like operating system
third-parties such as GNU for system software. The FreeBSD source code is generally released under a permissive BSD license, as opposed to the copyleft GPL
FreeBSD
Interpreter for the PostScript language
is not a free software license, as it forbids commercial distribution) and GNU Ghostscript distributed with the GNU General Public License. With version
Ghostscript
Free and open-source 3D CAD software
FreeCAD is a general-purpose parametric 3D computer-aided design (CAD) modeler and a building information modeling (BIM) software application with finite
FreeCAD
Software license
compiler is released. The license has not been accepted as "free" under the Debian Free Software Guidelines due to the license's restrictions on commercial
Sybase Open Watcom Public License
Sybase_Open_Watcom_Public_License
Software repository
packages by keywords or by filters against their metadata, such as free software license or compatibility with POSIX. A single entry on PyPI is able to store
Python_Package_Index
Free software
University and other sites. It is distributed under a free software license similar to the BSD License. It offers a full text to speech system with various
Festival Speech Synthesis System
Festival_Speech_Synthesis_System
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