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Adapted from Wikipedia 9-6-2014 This is a comparison of published free software licenses.

General comparison

The following table compares various features of each license and is a general guide to the terms and conditions of each license.

Note that a "yes" in either of the last two columns (Link with code using a different license and Release changes under a different license) is not an absolute answer, there may still be restrictions in the license related to this action. You should review the specific license terms[1] and refer to the reference table[2] for more details regarding a "yes" in these columns. Also note that "no" in Link with code using a different license-column is not absolute, e.g. for GPL, see: GPL compatibility.

License Author Latest version Publication date Link with code using a different license Release changes under a different license
Academic Free License Lawrence E. Rosen 3 2002 Yes Yes
Affero GPL Free Software Foundation 3 2007 Template:Partial No
Apache License Apache Software Foundation 2.0 2004 Yes Yes
Apple Public Source License Apple Computer 2.0 2003August 6, 2003 Yes No
Artistic License Larry Wall 2.0 2000 Yes Template:Partial
Berkeley Database License Oracle Corporation Template:Dunno 2008February 7, 2008 No No
BSD license Regents of the University of California Template:Dunno Template:Dunno Yes Yes
Boost Software License Template:Dunno 1.0 2003August 17, 2003 Yes Yes
CeCILL CEA / CNRS / INRIA 2.0 2005May 21, 2005 No No
Common Development and Distribution License Sun Microsystems 1.0 2004-12December 1, 2004 Yes Yes
Code Project Open License The Code Project 1.0 2007 Yes No
Common Public License IBM 1.0 2001May 2001 Yes No
Cryptix General License Cryptix Foundation Template:Dunno 1995 Yes Yes
Eclipse Public License Eclipse Foundation 1.0 2004-02February 2004 Yes No
Educational Community License Template:Dunno 1.0 Template:Dunno Yes Yes
Eiffel Forum License NICE 2 2002 Yes Yes
EUPL European Commission 1.1 2009January 2009 Yes Template:Partial
Fair Licence James W. Pye Template:N/a 2004 Yes Yes
GNU General Public License Free Software Foundation 3.0 2007June 2007 No No
GNU Lesser General Public License Free Software Foundation 3.0 2007June 2007 Yes No
Hacktivismo Enhanced-Source Software License Agreement Hacktivismo/Cult of the Dead Cow Template:Dunno 2002November 26, 2002 Template:Dunno Template:Dunno
IBM Public License IBM 1.0 1999August 1999 Yes Yes
Intel Open Source License Intel Corporation Template:Dunno Template:Dunno Yes Yes
ISC license Internet Systems Consortium Template:Dunno 2003June 2003 Yes Yes
LaTeX Project Public License LaTeX project 1.3c Template:Dunno Yes Yes
MIT license / X11 license MIT Template:N/a[note 1] 1988 Yes Yes
Mozilla Public License Mozilla Foundation 2.0 2012January 3, 2012 Yes Template:Partial
Netscape Public License Netscape 1.1 Template:Dunno Yes Template:Partial
OPaC Free Public License OPaC bright ideas ? 1998 No No
Open Software License Lawrence Rosen 3.0 2005 Yes No
OpenSSL license OpenSSL Project Template:Dunno Template:Dunno Yes Template:Dunno
PHP License PHP Group 3.01 Template:Dunno Yes Yes
Public Domain Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:N/a Yes Yes
Python Software Foundation License Python Software Foundation 2 Template:Dunno Yes Yes
Q Public License Trolltech Template:Dunno Template:Dunno No No
Sun Industry Standards Source License Sun Microsystems Template:Dunno Template:Dunno Yes No
Sun Public License Sun Microsystems Template:Dunno Template:Dunno Yes No
Sybase Open Watcom Public License Template:Dunno Template:Dunno Template:Dunno Yes No
W3C Software Notice and License Template:Dunno Template:Dunno Template:Dunno Yes Yes
XCore Open Source License XMOS Template:Dunno 2011February 2011 Yes Yes
XFree86 1.1 License Template:Dunno Template:Dunno Template:Dunno Yes Yes
zlib/libpng license Template:Dunno Template:Dunno Template:Dunno Yes Yes
Zope Public License Zope Foundation 2.1 Template:Dunno Yes Yes

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Approvals

This table lists for each license what organizations from the free software community have approved it - be it as a "free software" or as an "open source" license - and how those organizations categorize it. Organizations usually approve specific versions of software licenses. FSF approval means that the Free Software Foundation (FSF) considers the license free software as they don't approve of proprietary software, however they also recommend that licenses be at least "Compatible with GPL" and preferably copyleft (usually).

License and specific version FSF "approval"[3] Compatible with GPL[4][5][6][7][8] OSI approval[1] Copyfree Initiative approval[9][10] Debian approval[11][12] Fedora Project approval[13]
Academic Free License Yes No Yes No Template:Dunno Yes
Affero GPL version 3 Yes Yes[note 2] Yes No Yes Yes
Apache License version 1.1 and 1.0 Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
Apache License version 2 Yes Yes[note 2] Yes No Yes Yes
Apple Public Source License version 1.x No[14] No Yes No No No
Apple Public Source License version 2.0 Yes No Yes No No Yes
Artistic License 1.0 No[note 3] No Yes No Yes No
Artistic License 2.0 Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Berkeley Database License Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Original BSD license Yes No No[15] No Yes Yes
Modified BSD license Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Boost Software License Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
CeCILL Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Common Development and Distribution License Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
Common Public License Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
Creative Commons licenses (Tags: by & sa) Yes No Template:Dunno No ≥ v3.0 only[16] Yes
Creative Commons licenses (Tags: nc & nd) No No No No No[16] by-nd only
Cryptix General License Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Do What The Fuck You Want To Public License (WTFPL) Yes[note 4] Yes No[17] Yes Yes Yes
Eclipse Public License Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
Educational Community License Yes Yes[note 2] Yes Template:Dunno Template:Dunno Yes
Eiffel Forum License version 2 Yes Yes Yes Template:Dunno Yes Yes
Fair License Template:Dunno Yes Yes Yes Template:Dunno Yes
GNU General Public License Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
GNU Lesser General Public License Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Hacktivismo Enhanced-Source Software License Agreement No No No Template:Dunno No No
IBM Public License Yes No Yes No[10] Yes Yes
Intel Open Source License Yes Yes Yes Template:Dunno Template:Dunno No
ISC license Yes[18] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
LaTeX Project Public License Yes No Yes No[10] Yes Yes
Microsoft Public License Yes No Yes Yes Template:Dunno Yes
Microsoft Reciprocal License Yes No Yes No Template:Dunno Yes
MIT license Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mozilla Public License version 1.1 Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
Mozilla Public License version 2.0 Yes Yes, unless marked "Incompatible with Secondary Licenses".[19] Yes No Yes Yes
Netscape Public License Yes No No Template:Dunno Template:Dunno Yes
Open Software License Yes No Yes Template:Dunno No Yes
OpenSSL license Yes No No No Yes Yes
PHP License Yes No Yes No Yes v3.0/3.01 only, others are unknown
POV-Ray-License No No No Template:Dunno No Template:Dunno
Python Software Foundation License 2.0.1; 2.1.1 and newer Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Q Public License Yes No Yes Template:Dunno No Yes
Reciprocal Public License 1.5 No No Yes Template:Dunno Template:Dunno No
Sun Industry Standards Source License Yes No Yes Template:Dunno Template:Dunno Yes
Sun Public License Yes No Yes Template:Dunno Template:Dunno Yes
Sybase Open Watcom Public License No No Yes Template:Dunno No No
W3C Software Notice and License Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
XFree86 1.1 License Yes Yes[note 2] No Template:Dunno Template:Dunno Template:Dunno
zlib/libpng license Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Zope Public License version 1.0 Yes No Template:Dunno No Template:Dunno Yes
Zope Public License version 2.0 Yes Yes Yes No Template:Dunno Yes

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Article comparison[20]

License Version Include license Include source Linking State changes Commercial use Distribution Modification Patent grant Private use Sublicensing No liability No trademark
Apache License 2.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
BSD 3-Clause License Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
BSD 2-Clause License Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
GNU General Public License 2.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
GNU General Public License 3.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
GNU Lesser General Public License 2.1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
GNU Lesser General Public License 3.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
MIT License Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mozilla Public License 2.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Eclipse Public License 1.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Affero General Public License Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Generic copyright [note 5] Yes Yes No No Yes No

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Open Source Initiative. "The Approved Licenses". License Information. Open Source Initiative.
  2. ↑ Rusin, Zack. "Open Source Licenses Comparison". Retrieved 2006-10-16.
  3. ↑ Free Software Foundation. "Various Licenses and Comments about Them". Licenses. Free Software Foundation.
  4. ↑ Free Software Foundation. "To be GPL-Compatible has to be compatible with Licenses GNU GPLv3 and GNU GPLv2Template:Spaced ndashFree Software Foundation". Software Licenses. Free Software Foundation.
  5. ↑ Free Software Foundation. "GPL-Compatible Free Software LicensesTemplate:Spaced ndashFree Software Foundation". Software Licenses. Free Software Foundation.
  6. ↑ Free Software Foundation. "GPL-Incompatible Free Software LicensesTemplate:Spaced ndashFree Software Foundation". Software Licenses. Free Software Foundation.
  7. ↑ Free Software Foundation. "GPL-compatible Definition by FSFTemplate:Spaced ndashFree Software Foundation". GPL-compatible Definition. Free Software Foundation.
  8. ↑ Free Software Foundation. "GPL-compatible Definition previous version by FSFTemplate:Spaced ndashFree Software Foundation". GPL-compatible Definition. Free Software Foundation.
  9. ↑ Copyfree Initiative. "Copyfree Licenses". Copyfree Initiative.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Rejected Licenses". CopyFree Initiative. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  11. ↑ Debian. "DebianTemplate:Spaced ndashLicense information". Licenses. Debian.
  12. ↑ "The DFSG and Software Licenses". Debian wiki.
  13. ↑ Fedora. "LicensingTemplate:Spaced ndashFedoraProject". Licenses. Fedora Project.
  14. ↑ "Apple Public Source License (APSL), version 1.x". Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  15. ↑ "3-clause BSD License at OSI".
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "DFSGLicenses".
  17. ↑ "OSI Board Meeting Minutes, Wednesday, March 4, 2009".
  18. ↑ Free Software Foundation. "A Quick Guide to GPLv3". Licenses. Free Software Foundation.
  19. ↑ Mozilla Foundation. "MPL 2.0 FAQ". Licenses. Mozilla Foundation.
  20. ↑ Github, Inc.. "Licenses - ChooseALicense.com". Retrieved 2014-05-31.


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