Welcome to CopyLeftLicense.com! Here you will find an archive of all the copyleft and open source licenses that have been published in the past. From Beerware Licensing, where you need to buy a beer for the open source programmer if you see them in a bar, to the fine-tuned and legally-curated Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) License, we have it all. By knowing where we've come from, we might be able to learn where to go!

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Licenses : Open Source and CopyLeft Licenses

A collection of open source and copyleft licenses.

CAMBIA Plant Molecular Enabling Technology BiOS LicenseVersion 1.5By Biological Innovation for Open Society (BiOS) Alternate Titles: Unknown.Specific License Author Information: Unknown.Length: 9,517 Words / 68.67 kB. This print-friendly version of the license was generated by the Bakunin Cannabis Engine, Version 2.00, provided by Punkerslut Freethought.AnarchistRevolt.com - The Theory and Practice of Revolutionary Anarchism.Punkerslut Freethought provides information, resources, and ideas for changing the world -- everything from organizing worker unions to challenging the power of the state.CAMBIA Plant Molecular Enabling Technology BiOS License Version 1.5      The CAMBIA "Biological Open Source" (BiOS) License for Plan...

OPEN TELECOM PUBLIC LICENSE Version 1.0 1. Definitions. 1.1. "Contributor" means each entity that creates or contributes to the creation of Modifications. 1.2. "Contributor Version" means the combination of the Original Code, prior Modifications used by a Contributor, and the Modifications made by that particular Contributor. 1.3. "Covered Code" means the Original Code or Modifications or the combination of the Original Code and Modifications, in each case including portions thereof. 1.4. "Electronic Distribution Mechanism" means a mechanism generally accepted in the software development community for the electronic transfer of data. 1.5. "Executable" means Covered Code in any form other than Source Code. 1.6. "I...

THE ACCOMPANYING PROGRAM IS PROVIDED UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS COMMON PUBLIC LICENSE ("AGREEMENT"). ANY USE, REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROGRAM CONSTITUTES RECIPIENT'S ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT. 1. DEFINITIONS "Contribution" means: a) in the case of the initial Contributor, the initial code and documentation distributed under this Agreement, and b) in the case of each subsequent Contributor: i) changes to the Program, and ii) additions to the Program; where such changes and/or additions to the Program originate from and are distributed by that particular Contributor. A Contribution 'originates' from a Contributor if it was added to the Program by such Contribu...

Secure Messaging Protocol (SMP) Libraries [ACL, CML, SFL] Distribution Rights All source code for the SMP is being provided at no cost and with no financial limitations regarding its use and distribution. Organizations can use the SMP without paying any royalties or licensing fees. The SMP was originally developed by the U.S. Government. BAE Systems is enhancing and supporting the SMP under contract to the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government is furnishing the SMP software at no cost to the vendor subject to the conditions of the SMP Public License provided with the SMP software. 29 May 2002 Secure Messaging Protocol (SMP) Public License The United States Government/Department of Defense/National Security Agency/Office of Ne...

The "No problem Bugroff" license. Richard Stallman of the Free Software Foundation devised, in addition to some marvelous software, the GNU General Public License (GPL for short). Or the CopyLeft it is sometimes called. It is quite a revolutionary document, using the "copyright" tool to to protect your right to use free software. Unfortunately using copyright to protect free software is a lot like using a Jackal to guard the hens. In fact, various inconveniences relating to this have resulted in modifications such as the LGPL (Library General Public License) and more recently the NPL (Netscape Public License) I call these matters mere inconveniences, the real damage will occur when the Jackal's, (sorry, I mean lawye...

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A collection of open source and copyleft license writers.

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