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Simple and permissive. Free to use with copyright notice only.
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Permissive license with explicit patent grant. Suitable for enterprise use.
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Strong copyleft. Derivative works must be released under the same license.
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Simple permissive license. Also known as the "Simplified BSD License".
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Like BSD 2-Clause but with a "no endorsement" clause added.
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Functionally equivalent to MIT. Used by OpenBSD.
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File-level copyleft. Only modified files must have source disclosed.
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Copyleft for libraries. Linking does not require source disclosure.
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Strongest copyleft. Network use also triggers source disclosure.
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Public domain equivalent. No restrictions whatsoever.
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Creative Commons public domain dedication. Ideal for data and docs.
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Free to use with attribution. Best for documentation and data.
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