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This template creates an infobox useful for summarizing common characteristics of [[Free software|Free Software]] and [[Open-source software|Open Source Software]] [[software license|licenses]].
=== Usage ===
<pre style="overflow: auto">
{{Infobox software license
| name =
| image =
| caption =
| author =
| version =
| publisher =
| date =
| OSI approved = Yes or No or n/a
| Debian approved = Yes or No or n/a
| FSF approved = Yes or No or n/a
| GPL compatible = Yes or No
| copyleft = Yes or No or Partial
| linking = Yes or No
| website =
}}
</pre>
=== Parameters ===
All parameters are optional.
; author: person or an organization that created the license
; version: version of the license, if any
; date: date of publication of the license
; OSI approved: <code>Yes</code> if the [[Open Source Initiative]] has approved the license, <code>No</code> if not. (Information on whether a given license meets this criterion may be found either at the OSI's [http://www.opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical Alphabetical list] or the [http://www.opensource.org/licenses/category Categorical list])
; Debian approved: <code>Yes</code> if the license is compatible with the [[Debian Free Software Guidelines]], <code>No</code> if not. (Information on whether a given license meets this criterion may be found either at Debian's [http://wiki.debian.org/DFSGLicenses The DFSG and Software Licenses] or [http://www.debian.org/legal/licenses/ License information] (Please read both, as licenses in one list may not be in the other) )
; FSF approved: <code>Yes</code> if the license meets [[The Free Software Definition]], <code>No</code> if not. (Information on whether a given license meets this criterion may be found at the FSF's [//www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html Various Licenses and Comments about Them])
; GPL compatible: <code>Yes</code> if software licensed under the license can be combined with software licensed under the [[GNU General Public License]], <code>No</code> if not. (Information on whether a given license meets this criterion may be found at the FSF's [//www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html Various Licenses and Comments about Them])
; copyleft: <code>Yes</code> if software licensed under the license requires licensees to extend the same rights they received to others, <code>No</code> if not, or <code>Partial</code> if somewhere in the middle.
; linking: <code>Yes</code> if software licensed under the license can be linked with software licensed under other licenses, <code>No</code> if not.
; publisher: person or organization who published the license or claims copyright on the license itself.
; name: name of the license.
; image: logo, mascot or emblem for license. Must take the form of an image reference (''e.g.'', <nowiki>[[Image:something.jpg]]</nowiki>.
; caption: caption for the image.
; website: either the website for the license, or the canonical URL for the license text itself.
=== Examples ===
==== GPL 3.0 ====
{{ Infobox software license
| name = GNU General Public License
| image =
| caption = GNU GPLv3 Logo
| author = [[Free Software Foundation]]
| version = 3
| copyright = Free Software Foundation, Inc.
| date = 29 June 2007
| OSI approved = Yes
| Debian approved = Yes
| FSF approved = Yes
| GPL compatible = Yes
| copyleft = Yes
| linking = No
| website = [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html]
}}
<pre style="overflow: auto">
{{ infobox software license
| name = GNU General Public License
| image =
| caption = GNU GPLv3 Logo
| author = [[Free Software Foundation]]
| version = 3
| copyright = Free Software Foundation, Inc.
| date = 29 June 2007
| OSI approved = Yes
| Debian approved = Yes
| FSF approved = Yes
| GPL compatible = Yes
| copyleft = Yes
| linking = No
| website = [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html]
}}
</pre>
{{-}}
==== LGPL 1.0 ====
{{ 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
| FSF approved = Yes
| GPL compatible = Yes
| copyleft = Yes
| linking = Yes
}}
<pre style="overflow: auto">
{{ 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
| FSF approved = Yes
| GPL compatible = Yes
| copyleft = Yes
| linking = Yes
}}
</pre>
==Template Data==
{{TemplateDataHeader}}
<templatedata>
{
"description": "An infobox on software licenses",
"params": {
"name": {
"description": "name of the license",
"type": "string"
},
"image": {
"description": "logo, mascot or emblem for license.",
"type": "wiki-file-name"
},
"caption": {
"description": "Caption for the image",
"type": "string"
},
"author": {
"description": "person or an organization that created the license",
"type": "string"
},
"version": {
"description": "The version of the software",
"type": "string"
},
"copyright": {
"description": "The copyright status of the software license",
"type": "string"
},
"publisher": {
"description": "person or organization who published the license or claims copyright on the license itself.",
"type": "string"
},
"date": {
"description": "date of publication of the license",
"type": "string"
},
"Debian approved": {
"description": "Yes if the license is compatible with the Debian Free Software Guidelines, otherwise no.",
"type": "string"
},
"FSF approved": {
"description": "Yes if the license meets The Free Software Definition, otherwise no.",
"type": "string"
},
"OSI approved": {
"description": "Yes if the Open Source Initiative has approved the license, No if not.",
"type": "string"
},
"GPL compatible": {
"description": "Yes if software licensed under the license can be combined with software licensed under the GNU General Public License, No if not.",
"type": "string"
},
"copyleft": {
"description": "Yes 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.",
"type": "string"
},
"linking": {
"description": "Yes if software licensed under the license can be linked with software licensed under other licenses, No if not.",
"type": "string"
},
"website": {
"description": "The website of the license, if it exists.",
"type": "string"
}
}
}
</templatedata>
<includeonly>
[[Category:Software infobox templates|Software license]]
[[Category:Software development templates]]
</includeonly>
<!-- EDIT TEMPLATE DOCUMENTATION BELOW THIS LINE -->
This template creates an infobox useful for summarizing common characteristics of [[Free software|Free Software]] and [[Open-source software|Open Source Software]] [[software license|licenses]].
=== Usage ===
<pre style="overflow: auto">
{{Infobox software license
| name =
| image =
| caption =
| author =
| version =
| publisher =
| date =
| OSI approved = Yes or No or n/a
| Debian approved = Yes or No or n/a
| FSF approved = Yes or No or n/a
| GPL compatible = Yes or No
| copyleft = Yes or No or Partial
| linking = Yes or No
| website =
}}
</pre>
=== Parameters ===
All parameters are optional.
; author: person or an organization that created the license
; version: version of the license, if any
; date: date of publication of the license
; OSI approved: <code>Yes</code> if the [[Open Source Initiative]] has approved the license, <code>No</code> if not. (Information on whether a given license meets this criterion may be found either at the OSI's [http://www.opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical Alphabetical list] or the [http://www.opensource.org/licenses/category Categorical list])
; Debian approved: <code>Yes</code> if the license is compatible with the [[Debian Free Software Guidelines]], <code>No</code> if not. (Information on whether a given license meets this criterion may be found either at Debian's [http://wiki.debian.org/DFSGLicenses The DFSG and Software Licenses] or [http://www.debian.org/legal/licenses/ License information] (Please read both, as licenses in one list may not be in the other) )
; FSF approved: <code>Yes</code> if the license meets [[The Free Software Definition]], <code>No</code> if not. (Information on whether a given license meets this criterion may be found at the FSF's [//www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html Various Licenses and Comments about Them])
; GPL compatible: <code>Yes</code> if software licensed under the license can be combined with software licensed under the [[GNU General Public License]], <code>No</code> if not. (Information on whether a given license meets this criterion may be found at the FSF's [//www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html Various Licenses and Comments about Them])
; copyleft: <code>Yes</code> if software licensed under the license requires licensees to extend the same rights they received to others, <code>No</code> if not, or <code>Partial</code> if somewhere in the middle.
; linking: <code>Yes</code> if software licensed under the license can be linked with software licensed under other licenses, <code>No</code> if not.
; publisher: person or organization who published the license or claims copyright on the license itself.
; name: name of the license.
; image: logo, mascot or emblem for license. Must take the form of an image reference (''e.g.'', <nowiki>[[Image:something.jpg]]</nowiki>.
; caption: caption for the image.
; website: either the website for the license, or the canonical URL for the license text itself.
=== Examples ===
==== GPL 3.0 ====
{{ Infobox software license
| name = GNU General Public License
| image =
| caption = GNU GPLv3 Logo
| author = [[Free Software Foundation]]
| version = 3
| copyright = Free Software Foundation, Inc.
| date = 29 June 2007
| OSI approved = Yes
| Debian approved = Yes
| FSF approved = Yes
| GPL compatible = Yes
| copyleft = Yes
| linking = No
| website = [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html]
}}
<pre style="overflow: auto">
{{ infobox software license
| name = GNU General Public License
| image =
| caption = GNU GPLv3 Logo
| author = [[Free Software Foundation]]
| version = 3
| copyright = Free Software Foundation, Inc.
| date = 29 June 2007
| OSI approved = Yes
| Debian approved = Yes
| FSF approved = Yes
| GPL compatible = Yes
| copyleft = Yes
| linking = No
| website = [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html]
}}
</pre>
{{-}}
==== LGPL 1.0 ====
{{ 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
| FSF approved = Yes
| GPL compatible = Yes
| copyleft = Yes
| linking = Yes
}}
<pre style="overflow: auto">
{{ 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
| FSF approved = Yes
| GPL compatible = Yes
| copyleft = Yes
| linking = Yes
}}
</pre>
==Template Data==
{{TemplateDataHeader}}
<templatedata>
{
"description": "An infobox on software licenses",
"params": {
"name": {
"description": "name of the license",
"type": "string"
},
"image": {
"description": "logo, mascot or emblem for license.",
"type": "wiki-file-name"
},
"caption": {
"description": "Caption for the image",
"type": "string"
},
"author": {
"description": "person or an organization that created the license",
"type": "string"
},
"version": {
"description": "The version of the software",
"type": "string"
},
"copyright": {
"description": "The copyright status of the software license",
"type": "string"
},
"publisher": {
"description": "person or organization who published the license or claims copyright on the license itself.",
"type": "string"
},
"date": {
"description": "date of publication of the license",
"type": "string"
},
"Debian approved": {
"description": "Yes if the license is compatible with the Debian Free Software Guidelines, otherwise no.",
"type": "string"
},
"FSF approved": {
"description": "Yes if the license meets The Free Software Definition, otherwise no.",
"type": "string"
},
"OSI approved": {
"description": "Yes if the Open Source Initiative has approved the license, No if not.",
"type": "string"
},
"GPL compatible": {
"description": "Yes if software licensed under the license can be combined with software licensed under the GNU General Public License, No if not.",
"type": "string"
},
"copyleft": {
"description": "Yes 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.",
"type": "string"
},
"linking": {
"description": "Yes if software licensed under the license can be linked with software licensed under other licenses, No if not.",
"type": "string"
},
"website": {
"description": "The website of the license, if it exists.",
"type": "string"
}
}
}
</templatedata>
<includeonly>
[[Category:Software infobox templates|Software license]]
[[Category:Software development templates]]
</includeonly>
