This is a comparison of free and opensource software licenses. Exhibit a is provided in order to allow the source code to be made available under a secondary licenses. Git is released under the gnu general public license version 2. The precise terms and conditions for copying, distribution and modification follow. This license agreement applies to any software library which contains a notice placed by the holder or other authorized party saying it may be distributed under the terms of this library general public license also called this license. Notwithstanding the above, nothing herein shall supersede or modify the terms of any separate license agreement you may have executed with licensor regarding such contributions. Netbeans distributions include additional components under separate licenses identified in the. To learn more about the free software foundations other licenses, please see our licenses page. Gnu general public license, version 3 spdx short identifier.
This ensures that creators who modify and distribute software that has a gnu gpl license, are also required to use the gnu gpl license for their own work. The terms of usage and rules about copying are clearly listed in the gnu general. That means you are free to download, reuse, modify, and distribute any files hosted in s git repositories under the terms of either the gpl version 2 or version 3, and to run drupal in combination with any code with any license that is compatible with either versions 2 or 3, such as the affero general public license agpl version 3. The creative commons attributionsharealike international license version 4. A practical guide to gpl compliance software freedom law. Licenses libreoffice free office suite fun project. Enduser license agreement will be a very important and advantageous legal agreement for. This page contains answers to commonly asked questions about the gnu general public license gpl, version 2. Subject to the terms and conditions of this license agreement, psf hereby grants licensee a. For those of you that choose to use the gnu general public license, my interpretation of the gnu general public license is that no perl script falls under the terms of the gpl unless you explicitly put said script under the terms of the gpl yourself. Haufig gestellte fragen zur gnu gplv2 free software foundation. License and copyright information for cisco nxos software. For those not familiar with the gnu gpl, the license basically allows you to.
Due the gpl 2 and gpl 3 incompatibility, a project that intends its software to be directly combined with existing gpl 2 code, such as the linux kernel, would probably be better of choosing gpl 2. You may copy, distribute and modify the software as long as you track changesdates of in source files and keep modifications under gpl. For a list of licenses not specifically intended for software, see list of free content licenses. Linux kernel licensing rules the linux kernel documentation. Apache openoffice releases are made available under the apache license 2. Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail. The comparison only covers software licenses with a linked article for details, approved by at least one expert group at the fsf, the osi, the debian project or the fedora project. By contrast, the gnu general public license is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free software to make sure the software is free for all its. The apache license is a permissive open source software license so you can release your. I can include mitlicensed code in a gpllicensed product, but can i include gpllicensed code in a mitlicensed product. The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to share and change it. Oracle linux programs refers to the linux software product which you have deployed and use. All packages produced by the asf are implicitly licensed under the apache license, version 2.
All software produced by the apache software foundation or any of its projects or subjects is licensed according to the terms of the documents listed below. This general public license applies to most of the free software foundations software and to any other program whose authors commit to using it. A copy of that license is included in this document on page x. Gnu library general public license v2 only software. Subject to the terms and conditions of this agreement, intel grants licensee a nontransferable, nonexclusive, worldwide, royaltyfree, nonsublicenseable license under intel s to reproduce the software and under intel licensed patent claims to make, use, and import the software in object code form only internally within licensee. This general public license applies to most of the free software. The following licenses are in use for r or associated software such as packages. You can distribute your application using a gpl library commercially, but you must also provide the source code. Libreoffice is made available subject to the terms of the mozilla public license v2. It seems to me that the chief difference between the mit license and gpl is that the mit doesnt require modifications be open sourced whereas the. The latest version of the gpl, version 3 what to do if you see a possible gpl violation. The faq for the current version of the gpl is here. The software included in this product contains ed software that is licensed under the gpl.
Some other free software foundation software is covered by the gnu library general public license instead. Top 10 apache license questions answered whitesource. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. This general public license applies to most of the free software foundations software and to. The boilerplate can be found at the end of the license. Gnu library general public license v2 or later lgpl 2. Certain components of cisco nxos software are licensed under the gnu general public license gpl version 2. This license agreement applies to any software library which contains a. The licenses were originally written by richard stallman, former head of the free software foundation fsf, for the gnu project, and grant the recipients of a computer program the rights of the free software. The majority of the netbeans ide code is available under a dual license consisting of the common development and distribution license cddl v1. As a result, developers who use or distribute open source applications under the gpl can use the gpllicensed mysql software, and oems, isvs and vars that do not want to combine or distribute the mysql software with their own commercial software under a gpl license can purchase a commercial license. The gnu general public license gnu gpl or gpl is a series of widely used free software licenses that guarantee end users the freedom to run, study, share, and modify the software. Apache releases follow specific policies concerning licensing that are closely tied to the branding of the product.
Zabbix is a 100% opensource software and is released under gnu general public license gpl version 2. Software unter solchen lizenzen kann als freie oder open source software bezeichnet werden. By contrast, the gnu general public license is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free softwareto make sure the software is free for all its users. You should have received a copy of the gnu general public license along with this program. The licenses for most software and other practical works are designed to take away your. The free software foundation recommends taking the additional step of adding a boilerplate notice to the top of each file. The s for certain components of cisco nxos software contained herein are owned by other third parties and used and distributed under license. Purchase, installation or use of peepso plugins provided on and signifies that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the terms outlined below. Lawsuit threatens to break new ground on the gpl and. Therefore, we have designed this version of the gpl to prohibit the practice for those products.
Tldrlegal software licenses explained in plain english. Software licenses in plain english lookup popular software licenses summarized ataglance. To the extent that your deployment of the programs is deemed to be a distribution under the terms of the gnu general public license 2. The git project chose to use gplv2 to guarantee your freedom to share and change free softwareto make sure the software is free for all its users.
Unter gpl lizenzierte software darf fur alle zwecke ausgefuhrt werden auch. This end user license agreement is a binding legal agreement between you and peepso, inc. Most gpl version 2 software is actually licensed as gpl version 2 or any later version, or. Comparison of free and opensource software licenses. Licensing 2 genesis of software licensing agreement in the early days software development focused on the creation of customized software for mainframe computers and other computers. This license does not grant permission to use the trade names, trademarks, service marks, or product names. Gnu general public license version 2 open source initiative. Further, even if you have decided on the gpl license, choosing version 3 is not an openandshut case. See the gnu general public license for more details. Use to manage open source licenses, from the creators of tl. The common development and distribution license cddl and gnu public license v. It is based on code from apache openoffice made available under the apache license 2. It still may be possible, however, to find older releases through third parties or internet.
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