Licenses
The most commonly used licenses covering software packages on an Arch Linux system are found in the /usr/share/licenses/common
directory. Additional less common licenses for software packages are found in the /usr/share/licenses
directory, in a subdirectory named for the software package in question. This page provides information about the most common licenses found in Arch Linux.
Additional information and perspectives on free and open source software licenses may be found on the following pages:
- Wikipedia - Free software license
- - A Legal Issues Primer for Open Source and Free Software Projects
- GNU Project - Various Licenses and Comments about Them
- Debian - License information
- Open Source Initiative - Licenses by Name
See also: Category:Licenses; Arch packaging standards#Licenses
Contents
- 1 Apache
- 2 BSL - Boost Software License
- 3 CCPL - Creative Commons Licenses
- 4 CDDL - Common Development and Distribution License
- 5 CPL - Common Public License
- 6 EPL - Eclipse Public License
- 7 FDL1.2 - GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2
- 8 FDL1.3 - GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3
- 9 GPL2 - GNU General Public License, Version 2.0
- 10 GPL3 - GNU General Public License, Version 3.0
- 11 ISC - Internet Systems Consortium License
- 12 LGPL2.1 - GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 2.1
- 13 LGPL3 - GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 3.0
- 14 LPPL - Latex Project Public License
- 15 MPL - Mozilla Public License
- 16 PHP - PHP License
- 17 PSF - Python Software Foundation License
- 18 PerlArtistic - The Artistic License
- 19 RALINK - Ralink Technology Corporation Firmware License
- 20 RUBY - Ruby Programming Language License
- 21 ZPL - Zope Public License
Apache
BSL - Boost Software License
CCPL - Creative Commons Licenses
CDDL - Common Development and Distribution License
- Wikipedia - Common Development and Distribution License
- Text of Common Development and Distribution License, Version 1.0
CPL - Common Public License
EPL - Eclipse Public License
FDL1.2 - GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2
FDL1.3 - GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3
GPL2 - GNU General Public License, Version 2.0
GPL3 - GNU General Public License, Version 3.0
ISC - Internet Systems Consortium License
LGPL2.1 - GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 2.1
- Wikipedia - GNU Lesser General Public License
- Text of GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 2.1
LGPL3 - GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 3.0
- Wikipedia - GNU Lesser General Public License
- Text of GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 3.0