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This template creates an infobox useful for summarizing common characteristics of Free Software and Open Source Software licenses.

Usage[change]

{{ Infobox software license
| name            = 
| image           = 
| caption         =
| author          = 
| version         = 
| copyright       = 
| date            = 
| OSI approved    = Yes or No or n/a
| Debian approved = Yes or No or n/a
| Free Software   = Yes or No or n/a
| GPL compatible  = Yes or No
| copyfree        = Yes or No
| copyleft        = Yes or No or Partial
| linking         = Yes or No
}}

Required Parameters[change]

  • author — person or an organization that created the license
  • version — version of the license, if any
  • copyright — person or organization claiming a copright on the license itself
  • date — date of publication of the license
  • OSI approvedYes if the Open Source Initiative has approved the license, No if not.
  • Debian approvedYes if the Debian Project has approved the license, No if not.
  • Free SoftwareYes if the license meets The Free Software Definition, No if not.
  • GPL compatibleYes if software licensed under the license can be combined with software licensed under the GNU General Public License, No if not.
  • copyfreeYes if the software falls under a copyfree approved license, No if not.
  • copyleftYes if software licensed under the license requires licensees to extend the same rights they received to others, No if not, or Partial if somewhere in the middle.
  • linkingYes if software licensed under the license can be linked with software licensed under other licenses, No if not.

Optional Parameters[change]

  • name — name of the license.
  • image — logo, mascot or emblem for license. Optional. Must take the form of an image reference (e.g., [[Image:something.jpg]].
  • caption — optional caption for the image. Ignored if no image is supplied.

Examples[change]

GPL 3.0[change]

{{ Infobox software license
| name            = GNU General Public License
| image           = [[Image:Heckert GNU white.svg|160px]]
| caption         = The GNU logo
| author          = [[Free Software Foundation]]
| version         = 3
| copyright       = Free Software Foundation, Inc.
| date            = [[29 June]] [[2007]]
| OSI approved    = Yes
| Debian approved = Yes
| Free Software   = Yes
| GPL compatible  = Yes
| copyleft        = Yes
| linking         = No
}}
GNU General Public License
File:Heckert GNU white.svg
The GNU logo
AuthorFree Software Foundation
Version3
CopyrightFree Software Foundation, Inc.
Published29 June 2007
DFSG compatibleYes
Free softwareYes
OSI approvedYes
GPL compatibleYes
CopyleftYes
Linking from code with a different licenseNo

LGPL 1.0[change]

{{ Infobox software license
| name            = GNU Lesser General Public License
| image           = [[Image:Heckert GNU white.svg|160px]]
| caption         = The GNU logo
| author          = [[Free Software Foundation]]
| version         = 1.0
| copyright       = Free Software Foundation
| date            = 1991
| OSI approved    = Yes
| Debian approved = Yes
| Free Software   = Yes
| GPL compatible  = Yes
| copyleft        = Yes
| linking         = Yes
}}
GNU Lesser General Public License
File:Heckert GNU white.svg
The GNU logo
AuthorFree Software Foundation
Version1.0
CopyrightFree Software Foundation
Published1991
DFSG compatibleYes
Free softwareYes
OSI approvedYes
GPL compatibleYes
CopyleftYes
Linking from code with a different licenseYes