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Open Source Software Licensing Page
- Some very interesting articles on free software licensing: history, forms, and problems, seen from a commercial view. Links to some license texts and important open source sites.
Affero - General Public License
- Copyleft license, derived from the GNU-GPL, designed to protect software distributed as web services.
Against DRM 2.0
- A free copyleft license for artworks, which forbids DRM. Includes licence text, FAQ, and a few translations.
Aladdin Free Public License (AFPL)
- For Ghostscript, by Aladdin Enterprises.
Amoeba copyright notice
- A free software OS.
Amulet License Agreement
- CMU Amulet Toolkit License Agreement.
Apache Server Licenses
- Overview of the different versions of the Apache licenses.
Apple: Apple Public Source License (APSL)
- Apple's license for software released as source code.
The Artistic License
- Perl package license.
Bixoft Public License
- A proposal for an Open Source license that clearly distinguishes between software programs and programming tools.
BSD: 4.4BSD Copyright
- License for 4.4BSD.
BSD: FreeBSD Copyright
- License for FreeBSD operating system.
BSD: NetBSD Licensing and Redistribution
- License patterned after FreeBSD Copyright.
BSD: OpenBSD Copyright Policy
- License and background on Berkeley Computer Systems Research Group copyrights.
Christian Software Public License (CSPL)
- Christianized variant of BSD license.
Creative Commons
- A non-profit that offers an alternative to full copyright. Offering work under a Creative Commons license does not mean giving up copyright. It means offering some of an author's rights to any taker, and only on certain conditions.
Debian Social Contract
- License for Debian GNU/Linux.
E Licenses
- Mozilla or Mozilla compatible, for E programming language.
eCos License Overview
- Summary of license for Red Hat eCos operating system.
Eiffel: ISE Free Eiffel Library License (IFELL)
- For the EiffelBase library.
Freshmeat
- Listings of browseable licenses and articles.
GNU Free Documentation License
- A version of the GPL for reference material.
GNU General Public License (GPL)
- One standard for licensing free software.
GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)
- Formerly: GNU Library GPL.
GNU: List of Licenses
- Various licenses and comments about them.
IBM - Common Public License (CPL)
- Open source software license.
LaTeX Project Public License
- Particularly suited for TeX-related programs.
Liberal Source Software (LSS)
- Hybrid licensing model, between free and commercial software licenses.
License information for Xinu software
- License for the XINU operating system
Lua Copyright notice
- From Brazil, programming language framework.
Lucent Technologies, Inc.
- Plan 9 Open Source license agreement
Mozart License Agreement
- Mozart: an implementation of Oz 3 programming language.
Mozilla and Netscape Public Licenses
- Describes the licensing policy of the Mozilla Foundation, with the full texts of the various licenses, and FAQs.
Mozilla Public License Version 1.0
- Follows the Debian Free Software guidelines.
MySQL
- Complex hybrid license: public domain, GPL, LGPL, Open Source, commercial.
Open Group Public License
- Open Motif Graphical GUI Software, Public End User License.
Open Source Initiative - Licenses
- Copies of licenses approved by the Open Source Initiative.
OpenSource.org: Open Source Definition
- Not a license itself, but a definition of what conditions a license must fulfill in order to be termed an Open Source license.
PHP Licence Information
- Covers licensing issues for developers distributing applications in PHP. Includes links to annotated version of the relevant licenses and other related resources.
Quick Reference Guide
- A chart comparing attributes of major licenses, including the option to select your bias.
RTEMS License Information
- RTEMS open source real-time operating system uses GNU Public License (GPL), except for some special, very limited exceptions.
Ruby License
- Dual terms: use GPL terms or its own terms.
Squeak License
- License for the Squeak software suite, mainly provided by Apple.
Trolltech: Q Public License (QPL)
- License for the Qt Free Edition.
Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing
- Full text of the book by Andrew M. St. Laurent. [PDF]
Vita Nuova Inferno Subscription License
- Fee based, partly open source, for Lucent network OS.
W3C IPR Software Notice
- W3C = World Wide Web Consortium, one of the Internet's main standard-setting bodies.
x-kernel Copyright Notice
- Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona.
Zope Public License (ZPL)
- Patterned after Apache license.
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