CeCILL

Also known as CEA CNRS INRIA Logiciel Libre, Cea Cnrs Inria Logiciel Libre License, Version 2.1, CECILL-2.1, CeCILL Free Software License Agreement, CeCILL license

CeCILL (from CEA CNRS INRIA Logiciel Libre) is a free software license adapted to both international and French legal matters, in the spirit of and retaining compatibility with the GNU General Public License (GPL).

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Software license.name: CEA CNRS INRIA Logiciel Libre
Software license.author: CEA, CNRS, & INRIA
Software license.version: 2.1
Software license.copyright: CEA, CNRS, & INRIA
Software license.date: 21 June 2013
Software license.OSI approved: Yes (2.1 only)
Software license.Debian approved: Yes
Software license.Free Software: Yes
Software license.GPL compatible: Yes
Software license.copyleft: Yes
Software license.copyfree: No
Software license.linking: No

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Official website: cecill.info

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Commons category: CeCILL
software version identifier: 1
inception: 2004-07-05
work available at URL: opensource.org/licenses/CECILL-2.1

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Terms
Versions
International protection and approbation of the CeCILL licenses
Other CeCILL licenses
Notable users
Origins and general applicability
References
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It was jointly developed by a number of French agencies: the ''Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (Atomic Energy Commission), the Centre National de la recherche scientifique (National Centre for Scientific Research) and the Institut national de recherche en informatique et en automatique'' (National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control). It was announced on 5 July 2004 in a joint press communication of the CEA, CNRS and INRIA.