Template:Infobox software license/doc

GNU Lesser General Public License
	The GNU logo
Author	Free Software Foundation
Latest version	1.0
Publisher	Free Software Foundation
Published	1991
DFSG compatible	Yes
FSF approved	Yes
OSI approved	Yes
GPL compatible	Yes
Copyleft	Yes
Linking from code with a different license	Yes

GNU General Public License
Author	Free Software Foundation
Latest version	3
Publisher	Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Published	29 June 2007
DFSG compatible	Yes
FSF approved	Yes
OSI approved	Yes
GPL compatible	Yes
Copyleft	Yes
Linking from code with a different license	No
Website	www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html

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It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

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

{{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         =
}}

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: Yes if the Open Source Initiative has approved the license, No if not. (Information on whether a given license meets this criterion may be found either at the OSI's Alphabetical list or the Categorical list)
Debian approved: Yes if the license is compatible with the Debian Free Software Guidelines, No if not. (Information on whether a given license meets this criterion may be found either at Debian's The DFSG and Software Licenses or License information (Please read both, as licenses in one list may not be in the other) )
FSF approved: Yes if the license meets The Free Software Definition, No if not. (Information on whether a given license meets this criterion may be found at the FSF's Various Licenses and Comments about Them)
GPL compatible: Yes if software licensed under the license can be combined with software licensed under the GNU General Public License, No if not. (Information on whether a given license meets this criterion may be found at the FSF's Various Licenses and Comments about Them)
copyleft: 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.
linking: Yes if software licensed under the license can be linked with software licensed under other licenses, No 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., [[Image:something.jpg]].
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]
}}

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
}}

Template Data

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TemplateData for Infobox software license

An infobox on software licenses

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	`name`	name of the license	String	optional
Image	`image`	logo, mascot or emblem for license.	File	optional
Caption	`caption`	Caption for the image	String	optional
Author	`author`	person or an organization that created the license	String	optional
Version	`version`	The version of the software	String	optional
Copyright	`copyright`	The copyright status of the software license	String	optional
Publisher	`publisher`	person or organization who published the license or claims copyright on the license itself.	String	optional
Date	`date`	date of publication of the license	String	optional
Debian approved	`Debian approved`	Yes if the license is compatible with the Debian Free Software Guidelines, otherwise no.	String	optional
FSF approved	`FSF approved`	Yes if the license meets The Free Software Definition, otherwise no.	String	optional
OSI approved	`OSI approved`	Yes if the Open Source Initiative has approved the license, No if not.	String	optional
GPL compatible	`GPL compatible`	Yes if software licensed under the license can be combined with software licensed under the GNU General Public License, No if not.	String	optional
Copyleft	`copyleft`	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.	String	optional
Linking	`linking`	Yes if software licensed under the license can be linked with software licensed under other licenses, No if not.	String	optional
Website	`website`	The website of the license, if it exists.	String	optional