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Contents
- 1 License name
- 2 License version number (if any)
- 3 Year published
- 4 Authors or stewards
- 5 Link to the license steward's canonical version
- 6 Links to any relevant discussions
- 7 Stats on usage
- 8 Is it a modification of an existing license?
- 9 Does it grant the four freedoms and how?
- 10 Does it require that works based on the program are under the same license?
- 11 Is it clear and unambiguous?
- 12 Does it use wording that may be interpreted strangely by some courts in some countries?
- 13 Is it compatible with the GNU licenses version 3?
- 14 What are its practical advantages and disadvantages for the users and for the community of releasing a program that way compared with other licenses in the same class (copyleft/non-copyleft, GPL-compatible/ not compatible)?
- 15 What is the context for this license being called to life?
- 16 Attachments
License name
License version number (if any)
Year published
Authors or stewards
Link to the license steward's canonical version
Links to any relevant discussions
Stats on usage
Who is using it, how widespread is it use, with links to projects that use the license
Is it a modification of an existing license?
What are the differences?
What are the reasons for modifications?
In what way, if any, the modifications change answers to questions below for the preexisting license?
Does it grant the four freedoms and how?
Please consult the Free Software Definition and indicate which clauses of the license contain an explicit grant of all the freedoms; please indicate any clauses of the license that limit the freedoms and explain how; nb some of such clauses could be in appendices to the license or another documents referenced in it or used together with it
Does it require that works based on the program are under the same license?
Please indicate which clause of the license includes such an obligation and explain what is its scope or state that there is no such clause
Is it clear and unambiguous?
Please point out any ambiguities you found in the license
Does it use wording that may be interpreted strangely by some courts in some countries?
To the best of your knowledge
Is it compatible with the GNU licenses version 3?
Please see [1] and [2], and explain how the license is compatible; please note that a clause allowing to relicense does not imply compatibility, but please include information about any such clauses too
What are its practical advantages and disadvantages for the users and for the community of releasing a program that way compared with other licenses in the same class (copyleft/non-copyleft, GPL-compatible/ not compatible)?
What is the context for this license being called to life?
Any information and history may be helpful here
Attachments
license text
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if the license is a modification of an existing license
