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Apache License
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Key facts
- Author
- The Apache Software Foundation
- Publisher
- The Apache Software Foundation
- Published
- January 2004 ; 22 years ago ( 2004-01 )
- Spdx identifier
- Apache-2.0, Apache-1.1, Apache-1.0
- Debian fsg compatible
- Yes
- Fsf approved
- Yes
- Osi approved
- Yes
- Gpl compatible
- Only version 2.0 is compatible with only GPLv3 .
- Copyleft
- No
- Linking from code with a different licen
- Yes
- Website
- apache.org/licenses
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- software license
- Subclass of
- license
- Publisher
- Apache Software Foundation
- Creator
- Apache Software Foundation
- Official website
- www.apache.org/licenses
Show 4 more facts
- has edition or translation
- Apache Software License 2.0
- publication date
- 1990-00-00
- Commons category
- Apache License
- approved by
- Fedora Project
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Encyclopedic overview
The Apache License is a permissive free-software license written by the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). It allows users to use the software for any purpose, to distribute it, to modify it, and to distribute modified versions of the software under the terms of the license, without concern for royalties. The ASF and its projects release their software products under the Apache License. The license is also used by many non-ASF projects.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Apache License” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.