Open Source Licenses
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Some people like to release their software with an open source license. This page has some information about open source licenses.
If a fact is wrong, please correct. If you have a opinion that isn't represented here, please add your view.
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Public Domain
Revised BSD
http://opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php
Artistic
http://www.opensource.org/licenses/artistic-license.php
LGPL
GNU Lesser General Public License
http://www.opensource.org/licenses/lgpl-license.php
GPL
GNU General Public License
http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php
Examples
Some parts of the D community that are open source:
- The license for DMD's front end is open source (
D 1.x,
D 2.x). (dual licensed: GPL or Artistic)
- This wiki is covered by the FreeDocumentationLicense.
Links
OpenSource.org Licenses
SourceForge.net license overview
Open Source Licenses Comparison Grid
Categories of Free and Non-Free Software