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Apache Server License

Also in the source code.

http://www.apache.org/LICENSE.txt

BSD: FreeBSD Copyright

License for FreeBSD operating system.

http://www.freebsd.org/copyright/freebsd-license.html

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.

http://www.stromian.com/Open_Source_Licensing.htm

Aladdin Free Public License (AFPL)

For Ghostscript, by Aladdin Enterprises.

ftp://ftp.cs.wisc.edu/ghost/aladdin/PUBLIC

Apple/Disney: Squeak license

Project and license ran unchanged and uninterrupted even during transition to different corporation.

http://squeak.org/license.html

BSD: 4.4BSD Copyright

License for 4.4BSD.

http://www.freebsd.org/copyright/license.html

BSD: NetBSD Licensing and Redistribution

License patterned after FreeBSD Copyright.

http://www.netbsd.org/Goals/redistribution.html

BSD: OpenBSD Copyright Policy

License and background on Berkeley Computer Systems Research Group copyrights.

http://www.openbsd.org/policy.html

Netscape: Mozilla Public License (MozPL) version 1.0

Follows the Debian Free Software guidelines.

http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/MPL-1.0.html

Eiffel: ISE Free Eiffel Library License (IFELL)

For the EiffelBase library.

http://www.eiffel.com/products/base/license.html

GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)

Formerly: GNU Library GPL.

http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lgpl.html

Python Copyright

Open source compliant, but not fully GPL compatible, the only incompatibility is inclusion of a choice-of-law clause.

http://www.python.org/doc/Copyright.html

Quick Reference Guide

A chart comparing attributes of major licenses, including the option to select your bias.

http://yoyo.org/~pgl/lqr/

eCos License Overview

Summary of license for Red Hat eCos operating system.

http://sources.redhat.com/ecos/license-overview.html

x-kernel Copyright Notice

Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona.

http://www.cs.arizona.edu/xkernel/copyright.html

Zope Public License (ZPL)

Patterned after Apache license.

http://www.zope.org/Resources/License/

E Licenses

Mozilla or Mozilla compatible, for E programming language.

http://www.erights.org/download/licenses.html

Licensing conditions for OCaml

OCaml is released under the LGPL.

http://pauillac.inria.fr/ocaml/LICENSE.html

Debian Social Contract

License for Debian GNU/Linux.

http://www.debian.org/social_contract.html

LaTeX Project Public License

Particularly suited for TeX-related programs.

http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.html

Amulet License Agreement

CMU Amulet Toolkit License Agreement.

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/pro...et3/manual/overview.html#1002211

Amoeba copyright notice

A free software OS.

http://www.cs.vu.nl/pub/amoeba/COPYRIGHT

License information for Xinu software

License for the XINU operating system

http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/dec/xlicense.html

Apple: Apple Public Source License (APSL)

Apple's license for software released as source code.

http://www.publicsource.apple.com/apsl/

Mandrake Linux Licensing

License for Mandrake Linux, based on the GPL.

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/flicensing.php3

GNU: List of Licenses

Various licenses and comments about them.

http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/license-list.html

Open Group Public License

Open Motif Graphical GUI Software, Public End User License.

http://www.opengroup.org/openmotif/license/

IBM Public License

Big Blue's Open Source License.

http://oss.software.ibm.com/deve...rworks/opensource/license10.html

Christian Software Public License (CSPL)

Christianized variant of BSD license.

http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Node/4081/cspl.html

Lucent Technologies, Inc.

Plan 9 Open Source license agreement

http://plan9.bell-labs.com/plan9dist/license.html

Tcl/Tk License Terms

By Regents of the University of California, Sun Microsystems, Inc., Scriptics Corp., others.

http://dev.scriptics.com/software/tcltk/license_terms.html

Mozart License Agreement

Mozart: an implementation of Oz 3 programming language.

http://www.mozart-oz.org/LICENSE.html

Ricoh Source Code Public License

Ricoh Company, Ltd., makes communication and office automation systems.

http://www.risource.org/RPL/RPL-1.0A.shtml

Ruby License

Dual terms: use GPL terms or its own terms.

http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/LICENSE.txt

W3C IPR Software Notice

W3C = World Wide Web Consortium, one of the Internet's main standard-setting bodies.

http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/copyright-software-19980720

Vita Nuova Inferno Subscription License

Fee based, partly open source, for Lucent network OS.

http://www.vitanuova.com/inferno/licence.html

SFL License Agreement

Covers iMatix Corp., Standard Function Library (C/C++), its source code, documentation, executable files.

http://www.imatix.com/html/sfl/sfl4.htm

EFF Archive: Intellectual Property: Open Licenses

Electronic Frontier Foundation page on licenses, includes EFF Open Audio License (OAL).

http://www.eff.org/IP/Open_licenses/

Lua Copyright notice

From Brazil, programming language framework.

http://www.lua.org/copyright.html

eCos: Red Hat eCos Public License (RHEPL)

Variant of Netscape PL.

http://sources.redhat.com/ecos/

IBM - Common Public License (CPL)

Open source software license.

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/oss/license-cpl.html

Bixoft Public License

A proposal for an Open Source license that clearly distinguishes between software programs and programming tools.

http://www.bixoft.nl/english/license.htm

Open Source Initiative - Licenses

Copies of licenses approved by the Open Source Initiative.

http://www.opensource.org/licenses/

Freshmeat

Listings of browseable licenses and articles.

http://freshmeat.net/browse/13/?topic_id=13

Affero - General Public License

Copyleft license, derived from the GNU-GPL, designed to protect software distributed as web services.

http://www.affero.org/oagpl.html

Open Music License

Music-equivalent to the General Public License.

http://openmusic.linuxtag.org/showitem.php?item=209&lang=

RTEMS License Information

RTEMS open source real-time operating system uses GNU Public License (GPL), except for some special, very limited exceptions.

http://www.rtems.com/license/index.html

Trolltech: Q Public License (QPL)

License for the Qt Free Edition.

http://www.trolltech.com/licenses/qpl-annotated.html

The Artistic License

Perl package license.

http://www.opensource.org/licenses/artistic-license.php

Liberal Source Software (LSS)

Hybrid licensing model, between free and commercial software licenses.

http://www.vitanuova.com/inferno/liblicence.txt

Mozilla and Netscape Public Licenses

Describes the licensing policy of the Mozilla Foundation, with the full texts of the various licenses, and an FAQ.

http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/

Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing

Full text of the book by Andrew M. St. Laurent.

http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/osfreesoft/book/

MySQL

Complex hybrid license: public domain, GPL, LGPL, Open Source, commercial.

http://www.mysql.com/company/legal/licensing/

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.

http://www.php.net/license/