Template:Infobox software licence

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This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools; see the monthly parameter usage report for this template.

TemplateData for Infobox software licence

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

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
namename
Name of the licence.
Stringoptional
imageimage
Logo, mascot or emblem for licence.
Fileoptional
captioncaption
Caption for the image.
Stringoptional
authorauthor
Person or an organization that created the licence.
Stringoptional
versionversion
The version of the license.
Stringoptional
copyrightcopyright
The copyright status of the software licence.
Stringoptional
publisherpublisher
Person or organization who published the licence or claims copyright on the licence itself.
Stringoptional
datedate
Date of publication of the licence.
Stringoptional
spdxspdx
The SPDX identifier of the license. See the current license list for valid values.
Default
Fetched from Wikidata.
Stringoptional
Debian approvedDebian approved
Yes if the licence is compatible with the Debian Free Software Guidelines, No if not. [Information on whether a given licence meets this criterion may be found either at Debian's The DFSG and Software Licenses or License information. (Please read both, as licences in one list may not be in the other.)]
Stringoptional
FSF approvedFSF approved
Free Software
Yes if the licence meets The Free Software Definition, No if not. (Information on whether a given licence meets this criterion may be found at the FSF's Various Licenses and Comments about Them.)
Stringoptional
OSI approvedOSI approved
Yes if the Open Source Initiative has approved the licence, No if not. (Information on whether a given licence meets this criterion may be found either at the OSI's Alphabetical list or the Categorical list.)
Stringoptional
GPL compatibleGPL compatible
Yes if software licensed under the licence can be combined with software licensed under the GNU General Public License, No if not. (Information on whether a given licence meets this criterion may be found at the FSF's Various Licenses and Comments about Them.)
Stringoptional
copyleftcopyleft
Yes if software licensed under the licence requires licensees to extend the same rights they received to others, No if not, or Partial if somewhere in the middle.
Stringoptional
linkinglinking
Yes if software licensed under the licence can be linked with software licensed under other licences, No if not.
Stringoptional
websitewebsite
Either the website for the licence, or the canonical URL for the licence text itself.
Default
Fetched from Wikidata.
Stringoptional
qidqid
Wikidata item (QID) describing the license. Set to none to disable wikidata.
Default
The QID linked to the page.
Stringoptional
deprecateddeprecated
Yes if the publisher has declared this license deprecated, obsolete, or superseded.
Stringoptional

Format: block

Usage

{{Infobox software licence
| name            = 
| image           = 
| caption         = 
| author          = 
| version         = 
| publisher       = 
| date            = 
| spdx            = 
| 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         = 
| deprecated      = 
}}

Examples

GPL 3.0

GNU General Public License
Author Free Software Foundation
Version 3
Copyright Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Published 29 June 2007
DFSG compatible Yes
OSI approved Yes
GPL compatible Yes
Copyleft Yes
Linking from code with a different license No
{{Infobox software licence
| 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
| spdx            = GPL-3.0-only
| OSI approved    = Yes
| Debian approved = Yes
| FSF approved    = Yes
| GPL compatible  = Yes
| copyleft        = Yes
| linking         = No
| website         = {{URL|http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html}}
}}

LGPL 1.0

GNU Lesser General Public License
Heckert GNU white.svg
The GNU logo
Author Free Software Foundation
Version 1.0
Copyright Free Software Foundation
Published 1991
DFSG compatible Yes
OSI approved Yes
GPL compatible Yes
Copyleft Yes
Linking from code with a different license Yes
{{Infobox software licence
| 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
}}