Refimprove date September 2009 A softwarelicense or software licence in normal English & Commonwealth usage is a legal instrument usually by way of contract law governing the usage or redistribution of software ... softwarelicense grants an end user permission to use one or more copies of software in ways where ... s exclusive rights under copyright law. Some software comes with the license when purchased Commercial ... software free and open source licenses, which include free softwarelicense s and other open source ... on the end user s rights. A free open source license makes software free for inspection of its code ... software main Proprietary software Further End user license agreement The hallmark of proprietary ... under the end user license agreement EULA , but ownership of those copies remains with the software ... user must accept the softwarelicense. In other words, without acceptance of the license, the end user may not use the software at all. One example of such a proprietary softwarelicense is the license for Microsoft Windows . As is usually the case with proprietary software licenses, this license .... Free and open source software main Free softwarelicense A primary consequence of the free software ..., study, and privately modify the software without accepting the license. However, if the user wishes ... by, the softwarelicense. Free and open source licenses generally fall under two categories Those with the aim ... free software licence permissive free software licenses are the BSD license and the MIT license ... it as part of closed source software or software released under a proprietary softwarelicense. Other ... the parties entering into the license agreement. In enterprise and commercial software transactions ... is the owner of the respective copy, then the end user may legally use the software without a license ... Dual licensing EULA License free softwareLicense manager Product activation Product key Software ... widespread software distribution DEFAULTSORT SoftwareLicense Category Software licenses ar ... more details
Infobox softwarelicense name Python Software Foundation License image caption author version copyright date OSI approved Yes Debian approved Free Software Yes GPL compatible Yes copyleft No linking The Python Software Foundation License PSFL is a BSD style, permissive free softwarelicense which is License compatibility compatible with the GNU General Public License GPL . Its primary use is for distribution of the Python programming language Python project software. Unlike the GPL the Python license is not a copyleft license, and allows modifications to the source code, as well as the construction of derivative works, without making the code open source. The PSFL is listed as approved on both List of FSF approved software licenses FSF s approved licenses list , and Open source license OSI s approved licenses list . Earlier versions of Python were under the so called Python License , which is incompatible with the GPL. The reason given for this incompatibility by Free Software Foundation was that this Python license is governed by the laws of the State of Virginia , in the USA , and the GPL does not permit this. ref cite web url http www.gnu.org licenses license list.html PythonOld ... Free Software Foundation ref The year that Python s creator Guido van Rossum changed the license to fix this incompatibility, he was awarded the Free Software Foundation Award for the Advancement of Free Software . ref cite web url http www.gnu.org award 2001 2001.html title 2001 Free Software Awards accessdate 2007 07 07 publisher GNU Project Free Software Foundation ref External links Portal Free software http www.python.org psf license The Python Software Foundation License http www.opensource.org ... Open source software licenses Category Free software licenses Category Python programming language ar es Python Software Foundation License fr Python Software Foundation License ru Python Software Foundation License ... more details
Multiple issues orphan October 2011 notability August 2011 primarysources August 2011 Infobox softwarelicense name German Free SoftwareLicense author ifrOSS version 1.0 copyright Ministry of Science and Research, State of North Rhine Westphalia date 2004 OSI approved No Free Software Yes GPL compatible Yes GPLv2 copyleft Yes The German Free SoftwareLicense Deutsche Freie Software Lizenz is a license of open source nature with the same flavors as the GPL but governed by German law . This makes the license easily acceptable to Germany German authorities. The D FSL is available in German and in English. Both versions are equally binding. External links http d fsl.de http d fsl.de Category Free software licenses free software stub ... more details
notability date August 2011 primary sources date August 2011 Infobox softwarelicense name Boost SoftwareLicense author Boost C Libraries Boost.org version 1.0 copyright date 2003 OSI approved Yes Debian approved Yes Free Software Yes GPL compatible Yes copyleft No linking Yes The Boost SoftwareLicense is an open source license used by the Boost C Libraries . It is also a popular license for a significant number of other open source C projects. It is a permissive license in the style of the popular BSD license and MIT license . The license has been Open Source Initiative OSI approved since February ... According to the Free Software Foundation , it qualifies as a free softwarelicense , and is License compatibility compatible with the GNU General Public License . ref http www.fsf.org licensing licenses Licenses Free Software Foundation Bot generated title ref Terms Boost SoftwareLicense Version ... a copy of the software and accompanying documentation covered by this license the Software to use, reproduce, display, distribute, execute, and transmit the Software, and to prepare derivative work s of the Software, and to permit third parties to whom the Software is furnished to do so, all subject to the following The copyright notices in the Software and this entire statement, including the above license grant, this restriction and the following disclaimer, must be included in all copies of the Software, in whole or in part, and all derivative works of the Software, unless such copies ... references External links http www.boost.org LICENSE 1 0.txt Text of the Boost SoftwareLicense http www.boost.org more license info.html Boost SoftwareLicense background Category Free software licenses free software stub es Boost SoftwareLicense fr Licence logicielle Boost it Boost Software ... language processor. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS , WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED ..., TITLE AND NON INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR ANYONE DISTRIBUTING THE SOFTWARE ... more details
infobox softwarelicense author World Wide Web Consortium version 20021231 OSI approved Yes ref citation url http www.opensource.org licenses alphabetical title Licenses by Name author Open Source Initiative date 18 September 2006 accessdate 27 February 2009 ref Free Software Yes GPL compatible Yes ref citation url http www.fsf.org licensing licenses title Licenses author Free Software Foundation date 20 February 2009 accessdate 27 February 2009 ref Debian approved Yes ref citation url http www.debian.org legal licenses title License information author Debian date 18 February 2009 accessdate 27 February 2009 ref copyleft No linking Yes date 2002 12 31 The W3C Software Notice and License is a permissive free software licence permissive free softwarelicense used by software released by the World Wide Web Consortium , like Amaya web browser Amaya . The license is a permissive free softwarelicense permissive license, compatible with the GNU General Public License . Software using the License Arena web browser Arena Amaya web browser Amaya Libwww See also World Wide Web Consortium Portal Free software Free software portal References Reflist External links http www.w3.org Consortium Legal 2002 copyright software 20021231 Text of the licence Category Free software licenses Category Open source software licenses Soft eng stub es W3C Software Notice and License fr W3C Software Notice and License sv W3C Software Notice and License ... more details
linkrot date August 2011 Infobox softwarelicense name Open SoftwareLicense image caption author Lawrence Rosen version 3.0 copyright 2005, Lawrence Rosen date OSI approved Yes Debian approved Free Software Yes GPL compatible No copyleft Yes linking The Open SoftwareLicense OSL ref cite web url http www.opensource.org licenses osl 3.0.php title Open Source Initiative OSI The Open SoftwareLicense ... 04 ref is a softwarelicense created by Lawrence Rosen attorney Lawrence Rosen . The Open Source Initiative OSI has certified it as an open source license, but the Debian project judged version 1.1 ref ... to OSL software is not subject to the OSL license. The OSL is not compatible with the GPL . ref ... philosophy license list.html title Various Licenses and Comments about Them GNU Project Free Software ... a royalty free license for any patents embodied in the software. 2 Later versions It is optional ... Portal Free software Academic Free License similar, but not reciprocal license by the same author Open source license References Reflist http www.opensource.org licenses osl 3.0.php Open SoftwareLicense ... licenses osl.php Open SoftwareLicense v.1.1 by Lawrence Rosen attorney Lawrence Rosen ... osl 3.0.php The Open SoftwareLicense v.3.0 http wiki.debian.org DFSGLicenses The DFSG and Software Licenses Category Open source software licenses Category Free software licenses de Open SoftwareLicense ru Open SoftwareLicense ... . The OSL is a copyleft license, with a termination clause triggered by filing a lawsuit alleging patent infringement. Many people in the free software community free software open source community feel that software patent s are harmful to software, and are particularly harmful to open source software ... to counteract that by creating a pool of software which a user can use if that user does not harm it by attacking ... for Patent Action. This License shall terminate automatically and You may no longer exercise any ... more details
Primary sources date June 2008 License free software is computer software that is not explicitly in the public domain , but the copyright owner has not made explicit the terms of the softwarelicenselicense . Examples Well known examples of license free software formerly included programs written by Daniel ..., noting the case of Galoob v. Nintendo as precedent. Thus modified versions of license free software ... software . Given Bernstein s own opposition to softwarelicense s, arguments for the validity of Bernstein ... needed date January 2008 Difficulties Advocates of license free software, such as Bernstein, argue that softwarelicense s are harmful because they restrict the freedom to use software, and copyright .... The disagreement hampers the spread of license free software, largely because the free software ... script s are frequently released without specifying a license. For example, the website http ... of which have no specified license. Citation needed date July 2010 Rights for users On his http cr.yp.to softwarelaw.html Software users rights web page, Bernstein explains his belief that under the terms of copyright law itself software users are always allowed to modify software for their own personal use, regardless of Softwarelicense agreement license agreements . He says If you think you need a license from the copyright holder, you ve been bamboozled by Microsoft. As long as you re not distributing the software, you have nothing to worry about. ref http cr.yp.to softwarelaw.html Software users rights ref He also says that software users are allowed to back up, to compile, and to run the software that they possess. He further says that since it s not copyright infringement for you ... a patch computing patch alongside it. Although they come without a license document, it can be argued Weasel inline date February 2009 that such programs are legally bound by a license. For example .... This permission granted by the copyright holder can be construed as a license copyright license Citation ... more details
Infobox softwarelicense name Hacktivismo Enhanced Source SoftwareLicense Agreement image caption author Oxblood Ruffin version publisher date OSI approved No Debian approved No Free Software No ref name fsflist cite web url http www.fsf.org licensing licenses HESSLA title Licenses HESSLA publisher Free Software Foundation accessdate 17 April 2012 ref GPL compatible No copyleft linking website url http www.hacktivismo.com about hessla.php The Hacktivismo Enhanced Source SoftwareLicense Agreement HESSLA is a softwarelicense proposed by Hacktivismo that attempts to put ethical restrictions on use and modification of software released under it. The license was written by Oxblood Ruffin of Hacktivismo and Cult of the Dead Cow CULT OF THE DEAD COW and Eric Grimm , an Lawyer attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation EFF . The HESSLA allows for enhancements to be made and for derivative work s to be created, but it prohibits the use or modification of the software to violate human rights or to introduce spyware features that spy on the user . It is intended to be a legally enforceable document. However, due to these restrictions, it is not technically a free softwarelicense , ref name fsflist though it was inspired by free software and open source licenses. It has been criticized by the Free Software Foundation for introducing restrictions that are ineffective for preventing ... a Human rights license in the Creative Commons wiki . ref Cite web acccessdate 17 April 2012 publisher Creative Commons work wiki date 8 February 2008 first Craig last Hubley title Human rights license url http wiki.creativecommons.org Human rights license ref The web browser xB Browser was temporary based on the Torrify Ethical SoftwareLicense Agreement TESLA which was build upon HESSLA. ref ... SoftwareLicense Agreement publisher XeroBank ref References Reflist External links http www.hacktivismo.com ... Category Software licenses Category Politics and technology ... more details
The Louisiana SoftwareLicense Enforcement Act refers to the SoftwareLicense Enforcement Act SLEA adopted ... written by Vault Corporation , the SLEA defines the permissible terms and conditions of a softwarelicensesoftwarelicense agreement and the requirements for enforceability. The reverse engineering ... terms, and enforceability. Under section 1963, a softwarelicense agreement can only be enforced ...?doc 104218 Software Enforcement Act Louisiana Revised Statutes 51 1964. ref To reproduce replicate the licensed software copy. To modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, and or develop derivative works of the licensed software copy. To further transfer, assign, rent, sell, or otherwise dispose of a licensed software copy. In addition, the licensor may automatically terminate the softwarelicense agreement without notice if any provision of the agreement was breached ... and disassembling PROLOK constituted a violation of the softwarelicense agreement. Therefore, by Louisiana s SoftwareLicense Enforce Act, Quaid would be in violation of the Louisiana Uniform ... Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruling in Vault Corp. v. Quaid Software Ltd. Vault Corp. v. Quaid Software, Ltd., 847 F.2d 255 5th Cir. 1988 . Summary of act The Louisiana SLEA consists of sections ... Software Enforcement Act Louisiana Revised Statutes 51 1963. ref The end user can clearly read a softwarelicense notice on the software packaging. The softwarelicense notice indicates that by opening the package or using the software the end user accepts the terms of the enclosed license agreement. The notice states that the software may be returned if the end user does not accept the license agreement. Under section 1964, the terms of a softwarelicense agreement can enable the License licensor to retain ownership of a licensed software copy. If retained, the agreement may also include the following ... the ability of software publishers and distributors to enforce their rights under trade secret ... more details
Main Softwarelicense agreement Mass distributed software is used by individuals on personal computers under license from the developer of that software. Such license is typically included in a more extensive end user license agreement EULA entered into upon the installation of that software on a computer ... access to the software in question. Under a typical end user license agreement, the user may install the software on a limited number of computers. The enforceability of end user license agreements is sometimes Softwarelicense agreement Enforceability of EULAs in the United States questioned . Trademark ... Softwarelicense Statutory license Other Amateur radio license Banking license Broadcast license ...Selfref For Wikipedia s licensing policy, see Wikipedia Copyrights . for the Aya Ueto album License album Refimprove date April 2009 Property law Licensing of patents The verb license or grant licence means to give permission. The noun license American and British English spelling differences American ... that permission. A license may be granted by a party licensor to another party licensee as an element of an agreement between those parties. A shorthand definition of a license is an authorization by the licensor to use the licensed material by the licensee . In particular a license may be issued ... A licensor may grant a license under intellectual property laws to authorize a use such as copying software or using a patent ed invention to a licensee, sparing the licensee from a claim of infringement ... Please check ISBN reason Invalid length. ref A license under intellectual property commonly has ... for a particular length of time. This protects the licensor should the value of the license increase, or market conditions change. It also preserves enforceability by ensuring that no license extends beyond the term of the agreement. Territory a license may stipulate what territory the rights pertain to. For example, a license with a territory limited to North America United States Canada ... more details
notability date June 2011 T License is the license used by T Engine Forum for distributing T Kernel source code ref http www.renesas.com full product info products tools introductory evaluation tools t engine solution engine t engine solution engine mid level landing.jsp ref ref http www.itmagz.com index.php technology mainmenu news mainmenu 41 273 the t engine tomorrow happening today.html?showall 1 ref . License fee is free if products are developed according to T License conditions. According to the first version of T License, changing or modifying the T Kernel source code can only be done by certain parties like A level members of the T Engine Forum and these parties must notify and register their changes with the T Engine Forum. ref http tronweb.super nova.co.jp gpl vs t license.html GPL vs T License ref But this restriction has been mostly lifted in the current version of T License, called T License 2.0 which is in force since May, 2011 ref http www.t engine.org download index.php?route information information&information id 57 ref . See also TRON Project T Engine T Kernel References Reflist External links http www.tronshow.org guidebook 2010 tron e t 09.html T License http www.t engine.org T Engine Forum http www.linuxinsider.com story 31855.html The Most Popular Operating System in the World Category Software licenses ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 A site license is a type of softwarelicense and a legal agreement that allows users to run a software package simultaneously. The name originally derives from the practice of restricting the use of a particular piece of software by physical site rather than by, for instance, the number of copies in use. However, the term site license is now commonly used to describe licensing of software to a particular entity which is unrestricted by number, regardless of the physical locations where the software may be used. DEFAULTSORT Site License Category Software licenses ... more details
Infobox softwarelicense name Ruby License image caption author version publisher date OSI approved No Debian approved Free Software Yes GPL compatible Yes copyleft Yes linking The Ruby License is the open source license applied to the Ruby programming language and also available to be used in other projects. The Free Software Foundation comments This is a Free software licence Free Softwarelicense , License compatibility compatible with the GPL via an explicit dual licensing clause. External links http www.ruby lang.org en LICENSE.txt Text of the Ruby License http www.gnu.org philosophy license list.html GPLCompatibleLicenses GPL Compatible Licenses programming software stub Category Free software licenses fr Licence Ruby ja Ruby es Licencia Ruby ... more details
primary sources date April 2012 A softwarelicense manager is a software management tool used by ISV software vendors or by end user organizations to control where and how software products are able to run. License managers protect software vendors from losses due to Copyright piracy software piracy and enable end user organizations to enforce compliance with softwarelicense agreements. License managers enable software vendors to offer a wide range of usage centric licensesoftware licensing Business model models , such as product activation , trial licenses, subscription licenses, feature based licenses, and floating licensing from the same software package they provide to all users. A license manager is different from a Software Asset Management software asset management tool , which end user organizations employ to manage the software they have licensed from many software vendors. However, some software asset management tools include license manager functions. List of license managers FlexNet Publisher formerly FLEXlm ref http www.flexerasoftware.com products flexnet publisher.htm ref IBM LUM KeyServer ref http www.sassafras.com licensing.html ref Open iT LM Centraal ref http www.lmcentraal.com ref LM X License Manager ref http www.x formation.com lm x license manager index.html ... 4 view Why Should Software and Systems Vendors Use License Management? A review of the benefits for software publishers. http knol.google.com k dominic haigh issues to consider before building your 2zijsseqiutxo 6 Issues to Consider Before Building a License Manager What software developers should consider. http wob.iai.uni bonn.de Wob images 36311141.pdf Floating License Management References references See also Product activation Digital rights management Floating licensing Software metering License queuing License borrowing Automatic server discovery Key server software licensing Software licensing audit Category System administration Category Software licenses Manager ... more details
A free license is a license which grants recipients rights to modify and redistribute the software or the content, which would otherwise be prohibited by copyright law. Free software licence Free content license for example Creative Commons licenses Free hardware license , see Open source hardware Free database license Creative Commons v4 and ODbL Free patent license , see Patentleft disambig ru uk ... more details
lowercase Infobox softwarelicense name zlib license author Jean loup Gailly and Mark Adler copyright ... Free Software Yes GPL compatible Yes copyleft No copyfree Yes ref Certified http copyfree.org licenses Copyfree Licenses ref linking Yes The zlib License is a permissive free softwarelicense which defines the terms under which the zlib and libpng library softwaresoftware libraries can be distributed. It is also used by other free software packages. The zlib License has been approved by the Free Software Foundation FSF as a free software licence , ref cite web url http www.gnu.org licenses license list.html ZLib title Various Licenses and Comments about Them accessdate 2007 06 17 quote License of ZLib ... is a free softwarelicense, and compatible with the GPL. ref and by the Open Source Initiative OSI as an open source license. It is License compatibility compatible with the GNU General Public License . Terms The license only has the following points to be accounted for Software is used ... Portal Free software http www.gzip.org zlib zlib license.html License text on the zlib homepage FOSS ... version of the software is subject to the following restrictions The authorship of the original software must not be misrepresented, Altered source versions must not be misrepresented as being the original software, and The license notice must not be removed from source distributions. The license does not require source code to be made available if distributing binary code. Text The license terms are as follows pre Copyright c year copyright holders This software is provided as is , without ... from the use of this software. Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose ... restrictions 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented you must not claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software in a product, an acknowledgment in the product ... be plainly marked as such, and must not be misrepresented as being the original software. 3. This notice ... more details
License borrowing is a feature that allows a user to run software on a computer that is not continuously connected to the license server on the network. When making a borrow request, the user is either connected to the server over the network, or with some systems the license can be borrowed via secure file exchange between the disconnected user s system and the server. After the license has been borrowed, the user can then disconnect the computer from the network and continue to use the software for the length of the borrow period, which is typically determined by the software vendor. During this time, the borrowed license is removed from the pool of available licenses. After the borrow period expires the license is then checked back into the pool. References http www.rand.com imaginit 1 pdfs technology softwareLicense Borrowing for License Administrators.pdf License Borrowing For License Administrators White Paper http cad.amsystems.com products docs autocad 2005 network benefits.pdf Benefits of Network Licensing License borrowing pg.5 http www.ideateinc.com whitepapers general Network 20Licensing 20 20Questions 20and 20Answers.pdf Network Licensing Questions and Answers License borrowing pg.3 See also Floating licensing License manager DEFAULTSORT License Borrowing Category Software licenses Borrowing ... more details
Infobox softwarelicense name MIT License author Massachusetts Institute of Technology version copyright ... Yes Debian approved Yes Free Software Yes GPL compatible Yes copyleft No copyfree Yes ref Certified http copyfree.org licenses Copyfree Licenses ref linking Yes The MIT License is a free softwarelicense originating at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT . It is a Permissive free software licence permissive free softwarelicenselicense, meaning that it permits reuse within proprietary software provided all copies of the licensed software include a copy of the MIT License terms. Such proprietary software retains its proprietary nature even though it incorporates software under the MIT License. The license is also GNU General Public License Compatibility and multi licensing GPL compatible , meaning that the GPL permits combination and redistribution with software that uses the MIT License. ref http www.gnu.org licenses license list.html GPLCompatibleLicenses ref Computer softwareSoftware packages that use one of the versions of the MIT License include Expat, PuTTY , the Mono software Mono development platform class libraries, Ruby on Rails , CakePHP , Lua programming language Lua from version 5.0 onwards , and the X Window System , for which the license was written. Various versions Because MIT has used many licenses for software, MIT License is considered ambiguous by the Free Software Foundation . MIT License may refer to the Expat License used for Expat library Expat ... publisher Free Software Foundation ref or to the X11 License also called MIT X Consortium License used ... License chosen in 1998 for ncurses by the Free Software Foundation ref cite web url http ..., and or sell the software. The BSD licenses 2 clause license .28.22Simplified BSD License.22 or .22FreeBSD ... grant and disclaimer are taken from the MIT License. Portal Free software References Reflist ... Mit License Category Software using the MIT licenseSoftware that use MIT license Category Open source ... more details
ref improve date September 2011 Infobox softwarelicense OSI approved Yes FSF approved Yes Debian approved Yes GPL compatible Yes copyleft Yes Portal Free software Sleepycat License sometimes referred to as Berkeley Database License or the Sleepycat Public License is an Open Source Initiative OSI approved open source license used by Oracle Corporation for the Berkeley DB , Berkeley DB Java Edition and Berkeley DB XML embedded database products. The name of this license is derived from the name of the company which commercially sold the Berkeley DB products, Sleepycat Software , which was acquired by Oracle in 2006. Oracle continues to use the name Sleepycat License despite not using the term Sleepycat in any other documentation. According to the Free Software Foundation , ref http www.fsf.org licensing licenses Licenses Free Software Foundation Bot generated title ref it qualifies as a free softwarelicense , and is compatible with the GNU General Public License GPL . The license is a strong form of copyleft because it mandates that redistributions in any form not only include the source code of Berkeley DB , but also any accompanying software that uses the DB software . It is possible to circumvent this strict licensing policy through the purchase of a commercial softwarelicense from Oracle Corporation consisting of terms and conditions which are negotiated at the time of sale. This is an example of Dual license dual licensing . References reflist External links http www.oracle.com technology software products berkeley db htdocs licensing.html Oracle Berkeley DB Licensing Information http opensource.org licenses sleepycat.php Text of the Sleepycat License old Category Free software licenses free software stub de Sleepycat License ... more details
Infobox softwarelicense name Python License image caption author Corporation for National Research Initiatives version copyright date OSI approved Yes Debian approved Free Software Yes GPL compatible No copyleft No linking The Python License is a deprecated computer softwarelicense created by the Corporation for National Research Initiatives CNRI . It was used for versions 1.6 and 2.0 of the Python programming language Python programming language , both released in the year 2000. The Python License is similar to the BSD License and, while it is a free softwarelicense , its wording means that it is incompatible with the GNU General Public License GPL used by a great deal of free software including the Linux kernel . For this reason CNRI retired the license in 2001 in favour of the Python Software Foundation License . citation needed date November 2011 Origin Python was created by Guido van Rossum and the initial copyright was held by his employer, the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica CWI . During this time Python was distributed under a GPL compatible variant of the Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer license. ref cite web url http www.python.org download releases 2.5 license title Python 2.5 license with historical notes publisher Python.org accessdate 2008 03 31 ref . CNRI obtained ownership of Python when van Rossum became employed there, and after some years they drafted a new license for the language. Retirement The Python License includes a clause stating that the license is governed by the State of Virginia, United States . The Python Software Foundation License Python 1.6.1 differs from Python 1.6 only in some minor bug fixes and new GPL compatible licensing terms. citation needed date November 2011 References reflist External links Category Python programming language Category Open source software licenses Category Free software licenses ar ... more details
Infobox softwarelicense name PHP License image caption author version 3.01 copyright The PHP Group date OSI approved Yes ref name osi Debian approved Undecided Free Software Yes ref name gpl incompat ... name gpl incompat linking The PHP License is the softwarelicense under which the PHP scripting language is released. The PHP License is a non copyleft free softwarelicense according to the Free Software Foundation ref name gpl incompat cite web title GPL Incompatible, Free Software Licenses url http www.gnu.org licenses license list.html GPLIncompatibleLicenses work Various Licenses and Comments about Them publisher Free Software Foundation ref and an open source license according to the Open ... 00025 ref the status of making the PHP license Debian Free Software Guidelines DFSG accepted ... Free software Apache License References Reflist External links http www.php.net license Official PHP License Information DEFAULTSORT Php License Category Free software licenses Category Open source software licenses Category PHP ar de PHP Lizenz es Licencia PHP fr Licence PHP hy PHP ja PHP License no PHP Lisens ru PHP License simple PHP License tr PHP Lisans zh PHP ... Initiative OSI ref The license is License compatibility GPL incompatible due to restrictions on the usage of the term PHP . ref name gpl incompat Terms The PHP License is designed to encourage widespread ... binary form with or without modifications provided that The PHP License copyright statement is included ... is included in whatever form the code is redistributed under pre This product includes PHP software, freely available from < http www.php.net software > pre Version 3 of PHP used a dual license PHP 3 s source is available under either the PHP License or the GNU General Public License GPL . This practice ... www.php.net license title Why is PHP 4 not dual licensed under the GNU General Public License GPL like PHP 3 was? work PHP License Information FAQ publisher PHP.net ref DFSG License status According ... more details
Infobox softwarelicense name Fair License image caption author James William Pye version publisher date 2004 OSI approved Yes Debian approved Free Software Yes GPL compatible Yes copyleft No copyfree linking Yes website http www.opensource.org licenses fair www.opensource.org licenses fair The Fair License is a permissive free software licence which is compatible with the GNU General Public License . Its text is composed of only one sentence and a disclaimer, thus being the shortest license ever approved by the Open Source Initiative . It is also possible to use the Fair License for images, books, music or more generally all kinds of media. quotation Copyright Information p Usage of the works is permitted provided that this instrument is retained with the works, so that any entity that uses the works is notified of this instrument. p DISCLAIMER THE WORKS ARE WITHOUT WARRANTY. More popular alternatives to the Fair License are the MIT license and the BSD license . See also Portal Free software Free software portal Comparison of free software licenses Category Free software licenses Category Open source software licenses ... more details
Infobox softwarelicense name Apache License image Image ASF logo.svg 160px caption The Apache logo author Apache Software Foundation version 2.0 copyright Apache Software Foundation date January 2004 ... Yes ref name dfsglist cite web url http wiki.debian.org DFSGLicenses The Apache SoftwareLicense .28ASL.29 title The Apache SoftwareLicense ASL work The Big DFSG compatible Licenses publisher Debian Project accessdate 6 July 2009 ref Free Software Yes ref name fsflist cite web url http www.gnu.org licenses license list.html apache2 title Apache License, Version 2.0 work Various Licenses and Comments about Them publisher Free Software Foundation accessdate 6 July 2009 ref copyfree No ref cite ... i is a free softwarelicense authored by the Apache Software Foundation ASF . The Apache License requires ... software is also licensed using the Apache License. As of November 2010, over 6000 projects located ... compatibility compatibility with GNU General Public License GPL based software, allowing the license ... patents . ref name Apache licenses Licensing conditions Like any free softwarelicense , the Apache License allows the user of the software the freedom to use the software for any purpose, to distribute it, to modify it, and to distribute modified versions of the software, under the terms of the license. The Apache License is Permissive free software licence permissive , so it does not require Derivative work modified versions of the software to be distributed using the same license unlike copyleft ... that the Apache License 2.0 is a free softwarelicense , compatible with version 3 of the GNU General ... licenses GPL compatibility.html title Apache License v2.0 and GPL Compatibility author Apache Software ... accessdate 30 January 2008 ref See also Portal Free software Free softwarelicense References Reflist ... software licenses ar de Apache Lizenz es Apache License fa fr Licence Apache ... Apache lisenssi sv Apache SoftwareLicense tr Apache Lisans uk Apache License zh Apache ... more details
notability date August 2011 Infobox softwarelicense name ISC license author Internet Systems Consortium OSI approved Yes Debian approved Yes Free Software Yes GPL compatible Yes copyleft No copyfree Yes ref Certified http copyfree.org licenses Copyfree Licenses ref linking Yes The ISC license is a permissive free softwarelicense written by the Internet Systems Consortium ISC . It is functionally equivalent to the BSD licenses 2 clause Simplified BSD License , with language made unnecessary by the Berne ... license template ref Before accepting the license as a free softwarelicense , the Free Software ... cite web url http www.openbsd.org policy.html title OpenBSD license policy quote The ISC copyright is functionally ... by the Berne convention. ref Initially used for the ISC s own software releases, it has since become the preferred license of OpenBSD starting June 2003 ref cite web url http www.openbsd.org cgi bin ... 3 17 45 38 2003 UTC by millert Add a license template deraadt OK ref , among other projects. ref ... to and or distribute . ref cite newsgroup title BIND covered under which license and does it contain ... accessdate 2007 09 25 ref A template of this license is Quotation Copyright c Year s , Company or Person s Name E mail address br br Permission to use, copy, modify, and or distribute this software ... and this permission notice appear in all copies. br br THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY ... OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. References Portal Free Software references External links http www.isc.org softwarelicense Internet Systems Consortium s License Text http opensource.org licenses isc license.txt License template at the Open Source Initiative http www.fsf.org licensing licenses ISC FSF s view on ISC License FOSS DEFAULTSORT Isc License Category Free software licenses Category Open source software licenses Free software stub de ISC Lizenz es Licencia ISC fr Licence ISC ... more details
License proliferation refers to the problems created when additional softwarelicense s are written for Software package installation software packages . License proliferation affects the free software community . Often when a software developer would like to merge portions of different software programs they are unable to do so because the License compatibility licenses are incompatible . When software under two different licenses can be combined into a larger software work, the licenses are said ... software FOSS developer will want to merge software together that are available under incompatible licenses increases. There is also a greater cost to companies that wish to evaluate every FOSS license for software packages that they use. Strictly speaking no one is in favor of license proliferation ... , which urges developers to license their software under GNU General Public License Compatibility and multi licensing GPL compatible free softwarelicense s , though multiple GPL incompatible free software ... those licenses on software they write. ref The earliest archived version of the license list ... and Comments about Them url http www.gnu.org philosophy license list.html publisher Free Software ... foss licensing in medicine License proliferation for Medical Software by http www.fredtrotter.com ... License Proliferation Category Free and open source software licenses Proliferation Category ... real or perceived needs for their software releases. Compatible licenses The Free Software Foundation FSF who maintains the GNU General Public License GPL also maintains a http www.gnu.org philosophy license list.html list of the licenses that are compatible with the GPL . Another popular FOSS license is the Apache License . The Apache Foundation has a page discussing the fact that the http www.apache.org licenses GPL compatibility.html Apache License is listed compatible with the GPLv3 but only one way Apache software can be included in GPLv3 software but not vice versa. Vanity licenses Vanity ... more details
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