Template:Infobox software licence/doc
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This template creates an infobox useful for summarizing common characteristics of Free Software and Open Source Software licences.
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 =
}}
Parameters
All parameters are optional.
- author
- Person or an organization that created the licence.
- version
- Version of the licence, if any.
- date
- Date of publication of the licence.
- spdx
- the SPDX identifier of the license. See the current license list for valid values.
- OSI approved
Yesif the Open Source Initiative has approved the licence,Noif not. (Information on whether a given licence meets this criterion may be found either at the OSI's Alphabetical list or the Categorical list.)- Debian approved
Yesif the licence is compatible with the Debian Free Software Guidelines,Noif 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.)]- FSF approved
Yesif the licence meets The Free Software Definition,Noif not. (Information on whether a given licence meets this criterion may be found at the FSF's Various Licenses and Comments about Them.)- GPL compatible
Yesif software licensed under the licence can be combined with software licensed under the GNU General Public License,Noif not. (Information on whether a given licence meets this criterion may be found at the FSF's Various Licenses and Comments about Them.)- copyleft
Yesif software licensed under the licence requires licensees to extend the same rights they received to others,Noif not, orPartialif somewhere in the middle.- linking
Yesif software licensed under the licence can be linked with software licensed under other licences,Noif not.- publisher
- Person or organization who published the licence or claims copyright on the licence itself.
- name
- Name of the licence.
- image
- Logo, mascot or emblem for licence. Must take the form of an image reference (e.g., [[Image:something.jpg]]).
- caption
- Caption for the image.
- website
- Either the website for the licence, or the canonical URL for the licence text itself.
Examples
GPL 3.0
| Author | Free Software Foundation |
|---|---|
| Latest version | 3 |
| Publisher | Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
| Published | 29 June 2007 |
| SPDX identifier | GPL-3.0-only |
| Debian FSG compatible | Yes |
| FSF approved | Yes |
| OSI approved | Yes |
| GPL compatible | Yes |
| Copyleft | Yes |
| Linking from code with a different licence | No |
| Website | www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html |
{{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 = [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html]
}}
LGPL 1.0
The GNU logo | |
| Author | Free Software Foundation |
|---|---|
| Latest version | 1.0 |
| Publisher | Free Software Foundation |
| Published | 1991 |
| SPDX identifier | {{#property:P2479|from=}} |
| Debian FSG compatible | Yes |
| FSF approved | Yes |
| OSI approved | Yes |
| GPL compatible | Yes |
| Copyleft | Yes |
| Linking from code with a different licence | Yes |
| Website | [Script error: No such module "If empty". ] |
{{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
}}
Template Data
TemplateData for Infobox software licence
An infobox on software licences
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | name | Name of the licence. | String | optional |
| Image | image | Logo, mascot or emblem for licence. | File | optional |
| Caption | caption | Caption for the image. | String | optional |
| Author | author | Person or an organization that created the licence. | String | optional |
| Version | version | The version of the software. | String | optional |
| Copyright | copyright | The copyright status of the software licence. | String | optional |
| Publisher | publisher | Person or organization who published the licence or claims copyright on the licence itself. | String | optional |
| Date | date | Date of publication of the licence. | String | optional |
| Spdx | spdx | the SPDX identifier of the license. | String | optional |
| Debian approved | Debian approved | Yes if the licence is compatible with the Debian Free Software Guidelines, otherwise no. | String | optional |
| FSF approved | FSF approved | Yes if the licence meets The Free Software Definition, otherwise no. | String | optional |
| OSI approved | OSI approved | Yes if the Open Source Initiative has approved the licence, No if not. | String | optional |
| GPL compatible | GPL compatible | Yes if software licensed under the licence 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 licence 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 licence can be linked with software licensed under other licences, No if not. | String | optional |
| Website | website | The website of the licence, if it exists. | String | optional |