License
13 items tagged with "license"
Glossaries12
MIT License
The MIT License is a short, permissive open-source license that lets anyone use, modify, and distribute the software with almost no restrictions, as long as the original copyright and license notice are kept.
ISC License
The ISC License is a permissive open-source license functionally equivalent to the MIT and simplified BSD licenses, using simpler wording.
Apache License 2.0
The Apache License 2.0 is a permissive open-source license that adds an explicit patent grant and attribution requirements on top of MIT-style permissions.
BSD 3-Clause License
The BSD 3-Clause ("New" or "Modified" BSD) License is a permissive license that also forbids using the project's name or contributors to endorse derived products.
BSD 2-Clause License
The BSD 2-Clause ("Simplified" or "FreeBSD") License is a permissive license requiring only that the copyright notice and disclaimer be retained.
GNU GPL v3.0
The GNU General Public License v3.0 is a strong copyleft license: derivative works that are distributed must also be released under the GPL with their source code.
GNU GPL v2.0
The GNU General Public License v2.0 is a widely used strong copyleft license (used by the Linux kernel) requiring distributed derivatives to be released under GPL with source.
GNU LGPL v3.0
The GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 is a weak copyleft license that lets proprietary software link to the library, while changes to the library itself stay open.
Mozilla Public License 2.0
The Mozilla Public License 2.0 is a file-level (weak) copyleft license: changes to MPL-licensed files must be shared, but they can be combined with proprietary code.
GNU AGPL v3.0
The GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 extends the GPL to network use: users who interact with the software over a network must be offered its source code.
The Unlicense
The Unlicense is a public-domain dedication that releases software with no conditions, letting anyone use it for any purpose without attribution.
CC0 1.0
CC0 1.0 is a Creative Commons public-domain dedication that waives copyright to the fullest extent the law allows; it is common for data and content.