Licenses - ArchWiki

# Licenses

The most commonly used licenses covering software packages on an Arch Linux system are found in the `/usr/share/licenses/common` directory. Additional less common licenses for software packages are found in the `/usr/share/licenses` directory, in a subdirectory named for the software package in question. This page provides information about the most common licenses found in Arch Linux.

Additional information and perspectives on free and open source software licenses may be found on the following pages:

- Wikipedia - Free software license
- - A Legal Issues Primer for Open Source and Free Software Projects
- GNU Project - Various Licenses and Comments about Them
- Debian - License information
- Open Source Initiative - Licenses by Name

See also: Category:Licenses; Arch packaging standards#Licenses

### Apache

- Wikipedia - Apache License
- Text of Apache License, Version 2.0

### BSL - Boost Software License

- Wikipedia - Boost Software License
- Text of Boost Software License

### CCPL - Creative Commons Licenses

- Wikipedia - Creative Commons Licenses
- Text of Creative Commons Licenses

### CDDL - Common Development and Distribution License

- Wikipedia - Common Development and Distribution License
- Text of Common Development and Distribution License, Version 1.0

### CPL - Common Public License

- Wikipedia - Common Public License
- Text of Common Public License

### EPL - Eclipse Public License

- Wikipedia - Eclipse Public License
- Text of Eclipse Public License, Version 1.0

### FDL1.2 - GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2

- Wikipedia - GNU Free Documentation License
- Text of GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2

### FDL1.3 - GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3

- Wikipedia - GNU Free Documentation License
- Text of GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3

### GPL2 - GNU General Public License, Version 2.0

- Wikipedia - GNU General Public License
- Text of GNU General Public License, Version 2.0

### GPL3 - GNU General Public License, Version 3.0

- Wikipedia - GNU General Public License
- Text of GNU General Public License, Version 3.0

### ISC - Internet Systems Consortium License

- Wikipedia - ISC License
- Open Source Initiative - ISC License

### LGPL2.1 - GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 2.1

- Wikipedia - GNU Lesser General Public License
- Text of GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 2.1

### LGPL3 - GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 3.0

- Wikipedia - GNU Lesser General Public License
- Text of GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 3.0

### LPPL - Latex Project Public License

- Wikipedia - LaTex Project Public License
- Text of Latex Project Public License, Version 1.3c

### MPL - Mozilla Public License

- Wikipedia - Mozilla Public License
- Text of Mozilla Public License, Version 1.1

### PHP - PHP License

- Wikipedia - PHP License
- Text of PHP License, Version 3.0

### PSF - Python Software Foundation License

- Wikipedia - Python Software Foundation License
- Text of Python Software Foundation Licenses

### PerlArtistic - The Artistic License

- Wikipedia - Artistic License
- Text of the Artistic License, Version 1.0

### RALINK - Ralink Technology Corporation Firmware License

- Wikipedia - Ralink Technology, Corp.
- Text of Ralink Technology Corporation Firmware License

### RUBY - Ruby Programming Language License

- Wikipedia - Ruby License
- Text of Ruby License

### ZPL - Zope Public License

- Wikipedia - Zope Public License
- Text of Zope Public License, Version 2.1

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