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This is a list of licenses that can and cannot be used in the packages included in the main ROSA repository.

Packages with software/content whose distribution is allowed by authors but whose licenses are marked as 'Bad' in the lists below, should go into the non-free or restricted repository.

Software Licenses

Good Licenses

Here is a list of Software Licenses that are OK for the main ROSA repository. If your license is not in this list, you should place your package in either non-free or restricted repository.

Full Name Short Name FSF Free? GPLv2 Compat? GPLv3 Compat? Upstream URL
3dfx Glide License Glide Yes NO NO http://www.users.on.net/~triforce/glidexp/COPYING.txt
4Suite Copyright License ASL 1.1 Yes NO NO http://4suite.org/COPYRIGHT
Abstyles License Abstyles Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Abstyles
Academic Free License AFL Yes NO NO http://opensource.org/licenses/afl-3.0.php
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences BSD AMPAS BSD Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/BSD#AMPASBSD
Adobe Systems Incorporated Source Code License Agreement Adobe Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/AdobeLicense
Adobe Postscript AFM License APAFML Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/AdobePostscriptAFM
Adobe Glyph List License MIT Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/MIT#AdobeGlyph
Affero General Public License 1.0 AGPLv1 Yes NO http://www.affero.org/oagpl.html
Affero General Public License 3.0 AGPLv3 Yes NO Sortof http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
Affero General Public License 3.0 or later AGPLv3+ Yes NO Sortof http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
Affero General Public License 3.0 with Zarafa trademark exceptions AGPLv3 with exceptions Yes NO Sortof http://www.zarafa.com/content/affero-gplv3
Afmparse License Afmparse Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Afmparse
Amazon Digital Services License ADSL Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/AmazonDigitalServicesLicense
AMD's plpa_map.c License AMDPLPA Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/AMD_plpa_map_License
Apache Software License 1.0 ASL 1.0 Yes NO NO http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-1.0
Apache Software License 1.1 ASL 1.1 Yes NO NO http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-1.1
Apache Software License 2.0 ASL 2.0 Yes NO Yes http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Apple MIT License AML Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Apple_MIT_License
Apple Public Source License 2.0 APSL 2.0 Yes NO http://www.opensource.apple.com/apsl/2.0.txt
Artistic 1.0 (original) No http://www.perl.com/pub/a/language/misc/Artistic.html See: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#ArtisticLicense
Artistic (clarified) Artistic clarified Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/ArtisticClarified
Artistic 2.0 Artistic 2.0 Yes Yes Yes http://www.perlfoundation.org/artistic_license_2_0
Aspell-ru License ARL Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/AspellRu
Attribution Assurance License AAL Yes NO NO http://opensource.org/licenses/attribution.php
Bahyph License Bahyph Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Bahyph
Barr License Barr Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Barr
Beerware License Beerware Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Beerware
BeOpen Open Source License Agreement Version 1 BeOpen Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/BeOpen
Bibtex License Bibtex Yes (but only for tex) NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Bibtex
BitTorrent License BitTorrent Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/BitTorrent_Open_Source_License
Boost Software License Boost Yes Yes Yes http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
Borceux license Borceux Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Borceux
BSD License (original) BSD with advertising Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/BSD#BSDwithAdvertising
BSD with attribution BSD with attribution Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/BSD_with_Attribution
BSD License (no advertising) BSD Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/BSD#3ClauseBSD
BSD License (two clause) BSD Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/BSD#2ClauseBSD
BSD Protection License BSD Protection Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/BSD_Protection_License
Computer Associates Trusted Open Source License 1.1 CATOSL Yes NO NO http://opensource.org/licenses/ca-tosl1.1.php
CeCILL License v1.1 CeCILL Yes Yes Yes http://www.cecill.info/licences/Licence_CeCILL_V1.1-US.html
CeCILL License v2 CeCILL Yes Yes Yes http://www.cecill.info/licences.en.html
CeCILL-B License CeCILL-B Yes NO NO http://www.cecill.info/licences.en.html
CeCILL-C License CeCILL-C Yes NO NO http://www.cecill.info/licences.en.html
Celtx Public License (CePL) Netscape Yes NO NO http://www.celtx.com/CePL/
CMU License (BSD like) MIT Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/MIT
CNRI License (Old Python) CNRI Yes NO NO http://www.handle.net/python_licenses/python1.6_9-5-00.html
Common Development Distribution License CDDL Yes NO NO http://www.opensolaris.org/os/licensing/cddllicense.txt
Common Public License CPL Yes NO NO http://www.eclipse.org/legal/cpl-v10.html
Condor Public License Condor Yes NO http://www.cs.wisc.edu/condor/condor-public-license.html
Copyright Attribution Only Copyright only Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/CopyrightOnly
CPAL License 1.0 CPAL Yes NO NO https://www.socialtext.net/open/index.cgi?cpal_license_in_wikitext
Creative Commons BSD BSD Yes Yes Yes http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BSD/
Creative Commons GNU GPL GPLv2+ Yes N/A See Matrix http://creativecommons.org/choose/cc-gpl
Creative Commons GNU LGPL LGPLv2+ Yes See Matrix See Matrix http://creativecommons.org/choose/cc-lgpl
Creative Commons Zero 1.0 Universal CC0 Yes Yes Yes http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode
Crossword License Crossword Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Crossword
Cryptix General License BSD Yes Yes Yes http://www.cryptix.org/LICENSE.TXT
Crystal Stacker License Crystal Stacker Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/CrystalStacker
CUA Office Public License Version 1.0 Yes Compatible if dual licensed with GPL, otherwise Incompatible http://opensource.org/licenses/cuaoffice.php
diffmark license diffmark Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/diffmark
Do What The F*ck You Want To Public License WTFPL Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/WTFPL
DOC License DOC Yes Yes Yes http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ACE-copying.html
Dotseqn License Dotseqn Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Dotseqn
DSDP License DSDP Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/DSDP
dvipdfm License dvipdfm Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/dvipdfm
Eclipse Distribution License 1.0 BSD Yes Yes Yes http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php
Eclipse Public License 1.0 EPL Yes NO http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
eCos License v2.0 eCos Yes Yes Yes http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/ecos-license.html
Educational Community License 1.0 ECL 1.0 Yes Yes Yes http://opensource.org/licenses/ecl1.php
Educational Community License 2.0 ECL 2.0 Yes NO Yes http://www.osedu.org/licenses/ECL-2.0/
eGenix.com Public License 1.1.0 eGenix Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/eGenix.com_Public_License_1.1.0
Eiffel Forum License 2.0 EFL 2.0 Yes Yes Yes http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/eiffel-forum-license-2.html
enna License MIT Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/MIT#enna
Enlightenment License (e16) MIT with advertising Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/MIT_With_Advertising
Entessa Public License Entessa Yes NO NO http://opensource.org/licenses/entessa.php
Erlang Public License 1.1 ERPL Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/ErlangPublicLicense
EU Datagrid Software License EU Datagrid Yes Yes Yes http://www.opensource.org/licenses/eudatagrid.php
European Union Public License 1.1 EUPL 1.1 Yes Yes NO http://ec.europa.eu/idabc/en/document/7774.html
Eurosym License Eurosym Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Eurosym
Fedora Directory Server License GPLv2 with exceptions Yes Yes Yes http://directory.fedoraproject.org/wiki/GPL_Exception_License_Text
Fair License Fair Yes Yes Yes http://opensource.org/licenses/fair.php
feh License MIT Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/MIT#feh
FLTK License Yes Yes Yes http://www.fltk.org/COPYING.php
FreeImage Public License Yes NO NO http://freeimage.sourceforge.net/freeimage-license.txt
Freetype License FTL Yes NO Yes http://freetype.fis.uniroma2.it/FTL.TXT
FSF Unlimited License FSFUL Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/FSF_Unlimited_License
FSF Unlimited License (with License Retention) FSFULLR Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/FSF_Unlimited_License#License_Retention_Variant
Giftware License Giftware Yes Yes Yes http://www.talula.demon.co.uk/allegro/license.html
GL2PS License GL2PS Yes Yes Yes http://www.geuz.org/gl2ps/COPYING.GL2PS
Glulxe License Glulxe Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Glulxe
GNU General Public License (no version) GPL+ Yes Yes Yes A GPL or LGPL licensed package that lacks any statement of what version that it's licensed under in the source code/program output/accompanying docs is technically licensed under *any* version of the GPL or LGPL, not just the version in whatever COPYING file they include.
GNU General Public License (no version), with Classpath exception GPL+ with exceptions Yes Yes Yes A GPL or LGPL licensed package that lacks any statement of what version that it's licensed under in the source code/program output/accompanying docs is technically licensed under *any* version of the GPL or LGPL, not just the version in whatever COPYING file they include. And if they manage to grant the Classpath exception without specifying a version, you get this strange beast.
GNU General Public License (no version), with font embedding exception GPL+ with exceptions Yes Yes Yes A GPL or LGPL licensed package that lacks any statement of what version that it's licensed under in the source code/program output/accompanying docs is technically licensed under *any* version of the GPL or LGPL, not just the version in whatever COPYING file they include. And if they manage to grant the font embedding exception without specifying a version, you get this strange beast.
GNU General Public License v1.0 only GPLv1 (GPL is also allowed, but GPLv1 is recommended) Yes NO NO http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-1.0.txt
GNU General Public License v1.0 or later GPL+ Yes Yes Yes Note that this is not GPLv1+, because 1+ is the same as any version.
GNU General Public License v2.0 only GPLv2 Yes See Matrix See Matrix http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html
GNU General Public License v2.0 only, with Classpath exception GPLv2 with exceptions Yes Yes, if exception is used. Yes, if exception is used. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/GPL_Classpath_Exception
GNU General Public License v2.0 only, with font embedding exception GPLv2 with exceptions Yes See Matrix See Matrix http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#FontException
GNU General Public License v2.0 or later GPLv2+ Yes N/A See Matrix http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html
GNU General Public License v2.0 or later, with Classpath exception GPLv2+ with exceptions Yes Yes, if exception is used. Yes, if exception is used. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/GPL_Classpath_Exception
GNU General Public License v2.0 or later, with font embedding exception GPLv2+ with exceptions Yes N/A See Matrix http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#FontException
GNU General Public License v3.0 only GPLv3 Yes See Matrix N/A http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl.html
GNU General Public License v3.0 only, with Classpath exception GPLv3 with exceptions Yes Yes, if exception is used. N/A https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/GPL_Classpath_Exception
GNU General Public License v3.0 only, with font embedding exception GPLv3 with exceptions Yes See Matrix N/A http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#FontException
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later GPLv3+ Yes See Matrix N/A http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl.html
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, with Classpath exception GPLv3+ with exceptions Yes Yes, if exception is used. N/A https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/GPL_Classpath_Exception
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, with font embedding exception GPLv3+ with exceptions Yes See Matrix N/A http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#FontException
GNU Lesser General Public License (no version) LGPLv2+ Yes Yes Yes A GPL or LGPL licensed package that lacks any statement of what version that it's licensed under in the source code/program output/accompanying docs is technically licensed under *any* version of the GPL or LGPL, not just the version in whatever COPYING file they include. Note that this is LGPLv2+, not LGPL+, because version 2 was the first version of LGPL. Note that this license was originally referred to as the GNU Library General Public License v2, but all current versions (v2.1 or newer) of the license are correctly known as the GNU Lesser General Public License.
GNU Lesser General Public License v2 (or 2.1) only LGPLv2 Yes See Matrix See Matrix http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html Note that this license was originally referred to as the GNU Library General Public License v2, but all current versions (v2.1 or newer) of the license are correctly known as the GNU Lesser General Public License.
GNU Lesser General Public License v2 (or 2.1), with exceptions LGPLv2 with exceptions Yes See Matrix See Matrix Please be sure that any exceptions are approved by emailing them to legal@lists.fedoraproject.org first.
GNU Lesser General Public License v2 (or 2.1) or later LGPLv2+ Yes See Matrix See Matrix http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html
GNU Lesser General Public License v2 (or 2.1) or later, with exceptions LGPLv2+ with exceptions Yes See Matrix See Matrix Please be sure that any exceptions are approved by emailing them to legal@lists.fedoraproject.org first.
GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only LGPLv3 Yes See Matrix See Matrix http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/lgpl.html
GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, with exceptions LGPLv3 with exceptions Yes See Matrix See Matrix Please be sure that any exceptions are approved by emailing them to legal@lists.fedoraproject.org first.
GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later LGPLv3+ Yes See Matrix See Matrix http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/lgpl.html
GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, with exceptions LGPLv3+ with exceptions Yes See Matrix See Matrix Please be sure that any exceptions are approved by emailing them to legal@lists.fedoraproject.org first.
gnuplot License gnuplot Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Gnuplot
Haskell Language Report License HaskellReport Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Haskell_Language_Report_License
Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer MIT Yes Yes Yes http://opensource.org/licenses/historical.php
IBM Public License IBM Yes NO NO http://www.opensource.org/licenses/ibmpl.php
iMatix Standard Function Library Agreement iMatix Yes Yes Yes http://legacy.imatix.com/html/sfl/sfl4.htm#license
ImageMagick License ImageMagick Yes Yes Yes http://www.imagemagick.org/script/license.php
Imlib2 License Imlib2 Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Imlib2
Independent JPEG Group License IJG Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/IJG
Intel ACPI Software License Agreement Intel ACPI Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Intel_ACPI_Software_License_Agreement
Interbase Public License Interbase Yes NO http://www.borland.com/devsupport/interbase/opensource/IPL.html
ISC License (Bind, DHCP Server) ISC Yes Yes Yes https://www.isc.org/software/license
Jabber Open Source License Jabber Yes NO http://opensource.org/licenses/jabberpl.php
JasPer License JasPer Yes Yes Yes http://www.ece.uvic.ca/~mdadams/jasper/LICENSE
JPython License (old) JPython Yes NO NO http://www.jython.org/license.html
Julius License Julius Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Julius
Knuth License Knuth Yes NO NO http://tug.org/TUGboat/Articles/tb11-4/tb30knut.pdf
LaTeX Project Public License LPPL Yes NO http://www.latex-project.org/lppl/lppl-1-3a.txt
Latex2e License Latex2e Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Latex2e
Lawrence Berkeley National Labs BSD variant license LBNL BSD Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/LBNLBSD
Leptonica License Leptonica Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Leptonica
Lhcyr License Lhcyr Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Lhcyr
libtiff License libtiff Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/libtiff
Lisp Library General Public License LLGPL Yes Yes Yes http://opensource.franz.com/preamble.html
Logica Open Source License Logica Yes Yes Yes http://opensmpp.logica.com/CommonPart/Download/Download.htm
Lucent Public License (Plan9) LPL Yes NO http://plan9.bell-labs.com/plan9dist/license.html
MakeIndex License MakeIndex Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/MakeIndex
Matrix Template Library License MTLL Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Matrix_Template_Library_License
mecab-ipadic license mecab-ipadic Yes ? http://www.icot.or.jp/ARCHIVE/terms-and-conditions-for-IFS-J.html
Microsoft Public License MS-PL Yes NO NO http://www.microsoft.com/opensource/licenses.mspx#Ms-PL
Microsoft Reciprocal License MS-RL Yes NO NO http://www.microsoft.com/opensource/licenses.mspx#Ms-RL
midnight License midnight Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/midnight
MirOS License MirOS Yes Yes Yes http://mirbsd.de/MirOS-Licence
MIT license (also X11) MIT Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/MIT
MIT +no-false-attribs license MITNFA Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/MITNFA
mod_macro License mod_macro Yes NO NO http://www.cri.ensmp.fr/~coelho/mod_macro/mod_macro/LICENSE
Motosoto License Motosoto Yes NO NO http://opensource.org/licenses/motosoto.php
Mozilla Public License v1.0 MPLv1.0 Yes NO NO http://opensource.org/licenses/mozilla1.0.php
Mozilla Public License v1.1 MPLv1.1 Yes Compatible if dual licensed with GPL, otherwise Incompatible Compatible if dual licensed with GPL, otherwise Incompatible http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/MPL-1.1.html
Mozilla Public License v2.0 MPLv2.0 Yes Sometimes Sometimes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/MPLv2.0
mpich2 License MIT Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/MIT
MX4J License ASL 1.1 Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/MX4J
MySQL License GPLv2 with exceptions Yes ? http://www.mysql.com/company/legal/licensing/foss-exception.html
Naumen Public License Naumen Yes Yes Yes http://opensource.org/licenses/naumen.php
NCSA/University of Illinois Open Source License NCSA Yes Yes Yes http://otm.illinois.edu/uiuc_openSource
Neotonic Clearsilver License ASL 1.1 Yes NO NO http://www.clearsilver.net/license.hdf
NetCDF license NetCDF Yes Yes Yes http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/copyright.html
Nethack General Public License NGPL Yes NO http://opensource.org/licenses/nethack.php
Netizen Open Source License NOSL Yes NO http://bits.netizen.com.au/licenses/NOSL/nosl.txt
Netscape Public License Netscape Yes NO NO http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/NPL-1.0.html
Newmat License Newmat Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Newmat_License
Newsletr License Newsletr Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Newsletr
Nokia Open Source License Nokia Yes NO http://opensource.org/licenses/nokia.html
No Limit Public License NLPL Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/NLPL
Noweb License Noweb Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Noweb
NRL License BSD with advertising Yes NO http://web.mit.edu/network/isakmp/nrllicense.html
Nunit License MIT with advertising Yes NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Nunit
OpenLDAP License OpenLDAP Yes Yes Yes http://www.openldap.org/software/release/license.html
Open Market License OML Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Open_Market_License
OpenPBS License OpenPBS Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/OpenPBS
Open Software License 1.0 OSL 1.0 Yes NO NO http://www.opensource.org/licenses/osl-1.0.txt
Open Software License 1.1 OSL 1.1 Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/OSL1.1
Open Software License 2.0 OSL 2.0 Yes NO NO http://www.nexb.com/license/LICENSE-OSL-2.0.html
Open Software License 2.1 OSL 2.1 Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/OSL2.1
Open Software License 3.0 OSL 3.0 Yes NO NO http://opensource.org/licenses/osl-3.0.php
OpenSSL License OpenSSL Yes NO NO http://www.sdisw.com/openssl.htm
OReilly License OReilly Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/OReilly
Par License Par Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Par
Perl License GPL+ or Artistic Yes Yes Yes http://dev.perl.org/licenses/
Perl License (variant) GPLv2 or Artistic Yes Yes NO Some perl packages explicitly state GPLv2, only use this license for those cases
Perl License (variant) GPLv2+ or Artistic Yes Yes Yes Some perl packages explicitly state GPLv2+, only use this license for those cases
Perl License (variant) LGPLv2+ or Artistic Yes Yes Yes Some perl packages explicitly state LGPLv2+ (extremely uncommon), only use this license for those cases
Phorum License Phorum Yes NO http://phorum.org/license.txt
PHP License v3.0 PHP Yes NO NO http://www.php.net/license/3_01.txt
PlainTeX License PlainTeX Yes (only on TeX, see license page) NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/PlainTeX
Plexus Classworlds License Plexus Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Plexus_Classworlds_License
PostgreSQL License PostgreSQL Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/PostgreSQL_License
psfrag License psfrag Yes (but only for tex) NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/psfrag
psutils License psutils Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/psutils
Public Domain Public Domain Yes Yes Yes Being in the public domain is not a license; rather, it means the material is not copyrighted and no license is needed.
Python License Python Yes Yes Yes http://www.python.org/2.0.1/license.html
Qhull License Qhull Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Qhull
Q Public License QPL Yes NO NO http://doc.trolltech.com/4.0/qpl.html
Qwt License 1.0 LGPLv2+ with exceptions Yes Yes Yes http://qwt.sourceforge.net/qwtlicense.html
QuickFix License ASL 1.1 Yes NO NO http://www.quickfixengine.org/quickfix/doc/html/license.html
Rdisc License Rdisc Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Rdisc_License
RealNetworks Public Source License V1.0 RPSL Yes NO http://www.opensource.org/licenses/real.php
Rice BSD RiceBSD Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Rice_BSD_License
Romio License Romio Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Romio_License
Rsfs License Rsfs Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Rsfs
Ruby License Ruby Yes Compatible if dual licensed with GPL, otherwise Incompatible http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/LICENSE.txt
Saxpath License Saxpath Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Saxpath_License
Sequence Library License Sequence Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/SequenceLibraryLicense
SCEA Shared Source License SCEA Yes NO NO http://research.scea.com/scea_shared_source_license.html
Scheme Widget Library (SWL) Software License Agreement SWL Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/SWL
SciTech MGL Public License STMPL Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/STMPL
SCRIP License SCRIP Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/SCRIP
Sendmail License Sendmail Yes Compatible if Eric Allman, Sendmail Inc. or the University of California is the copyright holder Compatible if Eric Allman, Sendmail Inc. or the University of California is the copyright holder http://www.sendmail.org/ftp/LICENSE
SGI Free Software License B 2.0 MIT Yes Yes Yes http://oss.sgi.com/projects/FreeB/SGIFreeSWLicB.2.0.pdf
Sleepycat Software Product License Sleepycat Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Sleepycat
SLIB License SLIB Yes Yes Yes http://www-swiss.ai.mit.edu/~jaffer/SLIB_COPYING.txt
SNIA Public License 1.1 SNIA Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/SNIA_Public_License
Standard ML of New Jersey License MIT Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/MIT
Sun Industry Standards Source License SISSL Yes NO http://www.openoffice.org/licenses/sissl_license.html
Sun Public License SPL Yes NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Sun_Public_License
TCL/TK License TCL Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/TCL
Teeworlds License Teeworlds Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Teeworlds
Thor Public License TPL Yes Compatible if dual licensed with GPL, otherwise Incompatible https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/ThorPublicLicense
Threeparttable License Threeparttable Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Threeparttable
TMate Open Source License TMate Yes NO NO http://svnkit.com/license.html
TORQUE v2.5+ Software License v1.1 TORQUEv1.1 Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/TORQUEv1.1
Trusster Open Source License TOSL Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/TOSL
Unicode Character Database Terms Of Use UCD Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/UCD
Vim License Vim Yes Yes Yes http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/uganda.html
Vita Nuova Liberal Source License VNLSL Yes NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Vita_Nuova_Liberal_Source_License
VOSTROM Public License for Open Source VOSTROM Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/VOSTROM
Vovida Software License v. 1.0 VSL Yes NO http://opensource.org/licenses/vovidapl.php
W3C Software Notice and License W3C Yes Yes Yes http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/2002/copyright-software-20021231
Webmin License Webmin Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Webmin
Wsuipa License Wsuipa Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Wsuipa
wxWidgets Library License wxWidgets Yes Yes Yes http://www.wxwidgets.org/manuals/stable/wx_wxlicense.html
xinetd License xinetd Yes NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Xinetd_License
Xerox License Xerox Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Xerox
XPP License xpp Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/xpp
XSkat License XSkat Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/XSkat_License
Yahoo Public License v 1.1 YPLv1.1 Yes NO NO http://www.zimbra.com/license/yahoo_public_license_1.1.html
Zed License Zed Yes Yes Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Zed
Zend License v2.0 Zend Yes NO http://www.zend.com/license/2_00.txt
Zope Public License v 1.0 ZPLv1.0 Yes NO NO http://www.zope.org/Resources/ZPL
Zope Public License v 2.0 ZPLv2.0 Yes Yes Yes http://www.zope.org/Resources/ZPL
Zope Public License v 2.1 ZPLv2.1 Yes Yes Yes http://www.zope.org/Resources/ZPL
zlib/libpng License zlib Yes Yes Yes http://www.gzip.org/zlib/zlib_license.html
zlib/libpng License with Acknowledgement zlib with acknowledgement Yes NO NO https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/ZlibWithAcknowledgement

Bad Licenses

These are software licenses which are NOT OKAY for the main ROSA repository.

Full Name FSF Free? Upstream URL Notes
9wm License (Original) No http://unauthorised.org/dhog/9wm/README The argument that there's a strongly-implied right to modify is unlikely to fly in many countries outside the US. NOTE: 9wm has since been relicensed to MIT.
Adaptive Public License No http://opensource.org/licenses/apl1.0.php
Agere LT Modem Driver License No https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Agere_LT_Modem_Driver_License
Aladdin Free Public License No http://www.artifex.com/downloads/doc/Public.htm
AMAP License No https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/AMAP_License Additional restrictions are non-free and GPL incompatible
Amazon Software License No http://aws.amazon.com/asl/ Section 3.3 is a clear field-of-use restriction
Apple iTunes License No http://images.apple.com/legal/sla/docs/itunes.pdf No source related permissions
Apple Public Source License 1.0 No https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Apple_Public_Source_License_1.0
Apple Public Source License 1.1 No https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Apple_Public_Source_License_1.1
Apple Public Source License 1.2 No https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Apple_Public_Source_License_1.2
Apple Quicktime License No http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/quicktime.html No source related permissions
Aptana Public License No http://aptana.com/legal/apl/ No permission to redistribute
AT&T Public License No Deprecated license
C/Migemo License No https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/CMigemo
CACert Root Distribution License No https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/CACert_Root_Distribution_License Liability disclaimer is actually use restriction
CodeProject Open License (CPOL) No http://www.codeproject.com/info/cpol10.aspx Unacceptable use restrictions
eCos Public License, v1.1 No
Eiffel Forum License 1.0 No https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Eiffel_Forum_License_V1
EMC2 License No http://pauillac.inria.fr/cdrom_a_graver/www/emc2/copyright.htm Commercial use restrictions
European Union Public License v1.0 No http://ec.europa.eu/idabc/eupl Non-free due to Article 13.
Frameworx License No http://opensource.org/licenses/frameworx.php Non-free due to the limitation on charging for "Value-Added Services"
Frontier Artistic License No http://www.spinwardstars.com/frontier/fal.html Non-free for the same reasons as regular Artistic 1.0 License
GPL for Computer Programs of the Public Administration No http://www.celepar.pr.gov.br/modules/conteudo/conteudo.php?conteudo=69
gSOAP Public License No http://www.cs.fsu.edu/~engelen/license.html Please note that while the "gSOAP Public License" is non-free, the "gSOAP Toolkit" is dual licensed as GPLv2 or gSOAP Public License.
Hacktivismo Enhanced-Source Software License Agreement No http://www.hacktivismo.com/about/hessla.php
Helix DNA Technology Binary Research Use License No https://helixcommunity.org/beula/ No source permissions, binary EULA
HP Software License Terms No http://h30097.www3.hp.com/hp_sw_license.html No source permissions, binary EULA
IBM Sample Code License No https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/IBM_Sample_Code_License Use restrictions
Intel IPW3945 Daemon License No https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Intel_IPW3945_Daemon_License No source permissions, binary EULA
Intel Open Source License Yes http://opensource.org/licenses/intel-open-source-license.php Deprecated license
Jahia Community Source License No http://www.jahia.org/jahia/Jahia/pid/145
JSON License No http://www.json.org/license.html The clause "The Software shall be used for Good, not Evil." is impossible to parse or comply with.
lha license No http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/non-free/l/lha/current/copyright
License Agreement for Application Response Measurement (ARM) SDK No https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/ApplicationResponseMeasurementSDKLicense See Notes on license page
Maia Mailguard License No http://www.maiamailguard.org/license.php
MAME License No http://mamedev.org/legal.html Commercial use restrictions
MeepZor Consulting Public Licence No http://meepzor.com/packages/autoresponder/LICENCE.txt Deprecated, upstream uses ASL 2.0 now
Metasploit Framework License No https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Metasploit_Framework_License
Microsoft's Shared Source CLI/C#/Jscript License No https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Microsoft_Shared_Source_License
MITRE Collaborative Virtual Workspace License (CVW) N/A http://opensource.org/licenses/mitrepl.php Deprecated license
MSNTP License No https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/MSNTP Commercial use restrictions
mrouted license (old) No https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/mrouted
NASA CDF License No https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/NasaCDF Commercial use restrictions, poorly worded
NASA Open Source Agreement v1.3 No https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/NASA_Open_Source_Agreement
OCLC Public Research License 2.0 No http://opensource.org/licenses/oclc2.php Appears to limit the price at which a copy can be charged, not just simply prohibiting imposition of royalties.
Open CASCADE Technology Public License No https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Open_CASCADE_Technology_Public_License
Open Group Test Suite License No http://opensource.org/licenses/opengroup.php Same flaws as Artistic 1.0
Open Map License No http://openmap.bbn.com/license.html Derived from Artistic 1.0, has same flaws
Open Motif Public End User License No http://www.opengroup.org/openmotif/license/ Commercial use restrictions
Open Public License No https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Open_Public_License
OSGi Specification License No http://www.osgi.org/Main/OSGiSpecificationLicense Forbids modification
Paul Hsieh Derivative License No http://www.azillionmonkeys.com/qed/license-derivative.html
Paul Hsieh Exposition License No http://www.azillionmonkeys.com/qed/license-exposition.html
Pine License No http://www.washington.edu/pine/overview/legal.html
qmail License No http://cr.yp.to/qmail/dist.html deprecated, qmail is now public domain
Reciprocal Public License No http://www.opensource.org/licenses/rpl.php
Ricoh Source Code Public License No http://opensource.org/licenses/ricohpl.php
Scilab License (OLD) No https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Scilab_License_Old Current versions of Scilab use the CeCILL license
SGI Free Software License B 1.1 or older No http://oss.sgi.com/projects/FreeB/ Version 2.0 is MIT, free and GPL compat.
SGI GLX Public License 1.0 No https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/GLX_Public_License All GLX code now uses Free B 2.0
Siren14 License Agreement No https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Siren14_Licensing_Agreement
Spin Commercial License No http://www.spinroot.com/spin/spin_license.html
Squeak License No http://squeak.org/SqueakLicense/
SystemC Open Source License No http://www.systemc.org/about/org_docs/license/
Sun Binary Code License Agreement No https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Sun_Binary_Code_License_Agreement Non-free, unless resolved with Supplemental License Terms
Sun Community Source License No http://www.sun.com/software/communitysource/
Sun RPC License No https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/SunRPC Restrictions on modification, distribution
Sun Solaris Source Code (Foundation Release) License No http://www.mibsoftware.com/librock/librock/license/ssscfr.txt
Sybase Open Watcom Public License 1.0 No http://opensource.org/licenses/sybase.php
TrueCrypt License No http://www.truecrypt.org/legal/license
TORQUE v2.5+ Software License v1.0 No Commercial use restriction
University of Utah Public License No http://www.cs.utah.edu/~gk/teem/txt/LICENSE.txt
University of Washington Free Fork License No https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/UofWFreeFork No longer used
unrar license No https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Unrar Use restrictions, forced removal clause, see license page for details
X.Net License N/A http://opensource.org/licenses/xnet.php Deprecated license
Yahoo Public License 1.0 No http://www.zimbra.com/license/yahoo_public_license_1.0.html
Zimbra Public License 1.3 No http://www.zimbra.com/license/zimbra-public-license-1-3.html Badgeware clause does not make allowances for modifications in which it is not technically possible to preserve a 'logo', we must assume this provision constitutes an undue burden on the right of modification.

GPL Compatibility Matrix

OK. Hold on tight. Think of this as a horrible legal version of "Does it Blend?".

(contents copied from http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl-faq.html#v2v3Compatibility)

I want to release a project under:
GPLv2 only GPLv2 or later GPLv3 or later LGPLv2.1 only LGPLv2.1 or later LGPLv3 or later
I want to copy code under: GPLv2 only OK OK [1] NO OK if you convert to GPLv2 [2] OK if you convert to GPLv2 [2] [1] NO
GPLv2 or later OK [3] OK OK OK if you convert to GPL [2] OK if you convert to GPL [2] OK if you convert to GPLv3 [4]
GPLv3 NO OK if you upgrade to GPLv3 [5] OK OK if you convert to GPLv3 [2] OK if you convert to GPLv3 [2] [5] OK if you convert to GPLv3 [4]
LGPLv2.1 only OK if you convert to GPLv2 [2] OK if you convert to GPL [2] [1] OK if you convert to GPLv3 [2] OK OK [6] OK if you convert to GPLv3 [2] [4]
LGPLv2.1 or later OK if you convert to GPLv2 [2] [3] OK if you convert to GPL [2] OK if you convert to GPLv3 [2] OK [7] OK OK
LGPLv3 NO OK if you upgrade and convert to GPLv3 [4] 3 OK if you convert to GPLv3 [4] OK if you convert to GPLv3 [4] OK if you upgrade to LGPLv3 [8] OK
I want to release a project under:
GPLv2 only GPLv2 or later GPLv3 or later LGPLv2.1 only LGPLv2.1 or later LGPLv3 or later
I want to use (link to) a library under: GPLv2 only OK OK [1] NO OK if you convert to GPLv2 [2] OK if you convert to GPLv2 [2] [1] NO
GPLv2 or later OK [3] OK OK OK if you convert to GPL [2] [3] OK if you convert to GPL [2] OK if you convert to GPLv3 [4]
GPLv3 NO OK if you upgrade to GPLv3 [5] OK OK if you convert to GPLv3 [2] OK if you convert to GPLv3 [2] [5] OK if you convert to GPLv3 [4]
LGPLv2.1 only OK OK OK OK OK OK
LGPLv2.1 or later OK OK OK OK OK OK
LGPLv3 NO OK OK OK OK OK

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 If you do this, as long as the project contains the code released under GPLv2 only, you will not be able to upgrade the project's license to GPLv3 or later.
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 LGPLv2.1 gives you permission to relicense the code under any version of the GPL since GPLv2. If you can switch the LGPLed code in this case to using an appropriate version of the GPL instead (as noted in the table), you can make this combination.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 You must follow the terms of GPLv2 when incorporating the code in this case. You cannot take advantage of terms in later versions of the GPL.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 LGPLv3 gives you permission to relicense the code under GPLv3. In these cases, you can combine the code if you convert the LGPLed code to GPLv3.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 If you have the ability to release the project under GPLv2 or any later version, you can choose to release it under GPLv3 or any later version—and once you do that, you'll be able to incorporate the code released under GPLv3.
  6. If you do this, as long as the project contains the code released under LGPLv2.1 only, you will not be able to upgrade the project's license to LGPLv3 or later.
  7. You must follow the terms of LGPLv2.1 when incorporating the code in this case. You cannot take advantage of terms in later versions of the LGPL.
  8. If you have the ability to release the project under LGPLv2.1 or any later version, you can choose to release it under LGPLv3 or any later version—and once you do that, you'll be able to incorporate the code released under LGPLv3.

Documentation Licenses

These are the Documentation Licenses that we're aware of. There are almost certainly other Documentation Licenses in existence, if your ROSA package uses a license not listed here, please email to rosa-devel mailing list.

Good Licenses

Here is a list of Documentation Licenses that are OK for the main ROSA repository. If your license is not in this list, and you'd like to know if it is appropriate for Fedora, please email the details to rosa-devel mailing list.


Full Name Short Name FSF Free? Upstream URL
Apple's Common Documentation License, Version 1.0 CDL Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Common_Documentation_License
Creative Commons Attribution license CC-BY Yes http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike CC-BY-SA Yes http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
FreeBSD Documentation License FBSDDL Yes http://www.freebsd.org/copyright/freebsd-doc-license.html
GNU Free Documentation License GFDL Yes http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/fdl.html
GNU General Public License (See Note A) Yes http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl.html
IEEE and Open Group Documentation License IEEE Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/IEEEDocLicense
Linux Documentation Project License LDPL Yes http://tldp.org/COPYRIGHT.html
Old FSF Documentation License OFSFDL Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/OldFSFDocLicense
Open Publication License, v1.0 Open Publication Yes, provided the copyright holder does not exercise any of the “LICENSE OPTIONS” listed in Section VI http://opencontent.org/openpub/
Public Use License, v1.0 Public Use Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/PublicUseLicense
Verbatim License Verbatim Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/VerbatimLicense

Note A: The GNU General Public License can be used for general data which is not software, as long as one can determine what the definition of “source code” refers to in the particular case. In English, it means that you can use the GPL for documentation, but it is not necessarily a good choice, unless you are able to define what "source code" means for your documentation. Also, if you use this license, use the appropriate versioning short names as described in the Software License section.

Bad Licenses

These are documentation licenses which are NOT OKAY for the main ROSA repository.

Full Name FSF Free? Upstream URL Notes
Open Content License No http://opencontent.org/opl.shtml
Open Directory License No http://dmoz.org/license.html
W3C Documentation License  ? http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/copyright-documents Does not permit modification, different from W3C Software License

Content Licenses

These are the Content Licenses that we're aware of. If your license is not in this list, and you'd like to know if it is appropriate for ROSA, please email the details to rosa-devel mailing list.

You will also want to review the Packaging:Code Vs Content page.

Good Licenses

Here is a list of Content Licenses that are OK for the main ROSA repository. If your license is not in this list, and you'd like to know if it is appropriate for ROSA, please email the details to rosa-devel mailing list. Note that content must be freely distributable without restriction for inclusion in ROSA, and that a written statement from the content owner granting this is considered an approved license for ROSA. The one exception is that we permit content (but only content) which restricts modification as long as that is the only restriction.

Full Name Short Name FSF Free? Upstream URL
Creative Commons Attribution license CC-BY Yes http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike CC-BY-SA Yes http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs CC-BY-ND No http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/
Creative Commons Zero 1.0 Universal CC0 Yes http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode
Design Science License DSL Yes http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/dsl.html
Distributed Management Task Force License DMTF No https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/DMTF
EFF Open Audio License v1 OAL Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/OpenAudioLicense
Ethymonics Free Music License EFML No https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Ethymonics_Free_Music_License
Free Art License Free Art Yes http://artlibre.org/licence/lalgb.html
GeoGratis Licence Agreement GeoGratis Yes http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/geogratis/en/licence.jsp
GNU General Public License (See Note A) Yes http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl.html
LinuxTag Green OpenMusic License Green OpenMusic Yes (only if clause VI is NOT invoked) http://openmusic.linuxtag.org/green.html
Open Data License (GeoLite Country and GeoLite City databases) BSD with advertising Yes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/BSD#OpenData_Variant

Note A: The GNU General Public License can be used for general data which is not software, as long as one can determine what the definition of “source code” refers to in the particular case. In English, it means that you can use the GPL for content, but it is not necessarily a good choice, unless you are able to define what "source code" means for your content. Also, if you use this license, use the appropriate versioning short names as described in the Software License section.

Bad Licenses

These are content licenses which are NOT OKAY for the main ROSA repository.

Full Name FSF Free? Upstream URL Notes
CAcert Non-Related Persons Disclaimer and License No http://www.cacert.org/policy/NRPDisclaimerAndLicence.php No permission to redistribute
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs No http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial No http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike No http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Creative Commons Sampling Plus 1.0 No http://creativecommons.org/licenses/sampling+/1.0/legalcode
LinuxTag Yellow OpenMusic License No http://openmusic.linuxtag.org/yellow.html Commercial use restrictions
Note:
These lists are based on the ones use by Fedora with the differences described at the Licensing policy page