Web Directory

» Affero - General Public License
   Copyleft license, derived from the GNU-GPL, designed to protect software distributed as web services.
   http://www.affero.org/oagpl.html

» Against DRM 2.0
   A free copyleft license for artworks, which forbids DRM. Includes licence text, FAQ, and a few translations.
   http://www.freecreations.org/

» Amoeba copyright notice
   A free software OS.
   http://www.cs.vu.nl/pub/amoeba/COPYRIGHT

» Amulet License Agreement
   CMU Amulet Toolkit License Agreement.
   http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/project/amulet/amulet3/manual/overview.html#1002211

» Apache Server Licenses
   Overview of the different versions of the Apache licenses.
   http://www.apache.org/licenses/

» BSD: 4.4BSD Copyright
   License for 4.4BSD.
   http://www.freebsd.org/copyright/license.html

» BSD: FreeBSD Copyright
   License for FreeBSD operating system.
   http://www.freebsd.org/copyright/freebsd-license.html

» BSD: NetBSD Licensing and Redistribution
   License patterned after FreeBSD Copyright.
   http://www.netbsd.org/about/redistribution.html

» BSD: OpenBSD Copyright Policy
   License and background on Berkeley Computer Systems Research Group copyrights.
   http://www.openbsd.org/policy.html

» Bixoft Public License
   A proposal for an Open Source license that clearly distinguishes between software programs and programming tools.
   http://www.bixoft.nl/english/license.htm

» Debian Social Contract
   Initially designed as a set of commitments that the Debian developers agreed to abide by, it has later been adopted by the free software community as the basis of the Open Source Definition. The Open Directory Project's social contract was also inspired b
   http://www.debian.org/social_contract.html

» E Licenses
   Mozilla or Mozilla compatible, for E programming language.
   http://www.erights.org/download/licenses.html

» Eiffel: ISE Free Eiffel Library License (IFELL)
   For the EiffelBase library.
   http://archive.eiffel.com/products/base/license.html

» Freshmeat
   Listings of browseable licenses and articles.
   http://freshmeat.net/browse/13/?topic_id=13

» GNU General Public License (GPL)
   One standard for licensing free software.
   http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html

» GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)
   Formerly: GNU Library GPL.
   http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lgpl.html

» GNU: List of Licenses
   Various licenses and comments about them.
   http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/license-list.html

» IBM - Common Public License (CPL)
   Open source software license.
   http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource

» LaTeX Project Public License
   Particularly suited for TeX-related programs.
   http://www.latex-project.org/lppl/

» License information for Xinu software
   License for the XINU operating system
   http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/dec/xlicense.html

» Lua Copyright notice
   From Brazil, programming language framework.
   http://www.lua.org/copyright.html

» Lucent Technologies, Inc.
   Plan 9 Open Source license agreement
   http://plan9.bell-labs.com/plan9/license.html

» Mozart License Agreement
   Mozart: an implementation of Oz 3 programming language.
   http://www.mozart-oz.org/LICENSE.html

» Mozilla Public License
   Describes the licensing policy of the Mozilla Foundation, and provides the full text of the license, and FAQs.
   http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/

» Mozilla Public License Version 1.0
   Follows the Debian Free Software guidelines.
   http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/MPL-1.0.html

» MySQL Licensing
   Complex hybrid license: public domain, GPL, LGPL, Open Source, commercial.
   http://www.mysql.com/about/legal/licensing/oem/

» Open Group Public License
   Open Motif Graphical GUI Software, Public End User License.
   http://www.opengroup.org/openmotif/license/

» Open Source Initiative - Licenses
   Copies of licenses approved by the Open Source Initiative.
   http://www.opensource.org/licenses/

» OpenSource.org: Open Source Definition
   Not a license itself, but a definition of what conditions a license must fulfill in order to be termed an Open Source license.
   http://www.opensource.org/docs/osd

» PHP Licence Information
   Covers licensing issues for developers distributing applications in PHP. Includes links to annotated version of the relevant licenses and other related resources.
   http://www.php.net/license/

» Python License
   A very permissive, open source compliant and GPL compatible license used by the team developing the Python programming language.
   http://www.python.org/psf/license/

» Quick Reference Guide
   A chart comparing attributes of major licenses, including the option to select your bias.
   http://pgl.yoyo.org/lqr/

» Ruby License
   Dual terms: use GPL terms or its own terms.
   http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/LICENSE.txt

» SFL License Agreement
   Covers iMatix Corp., Standard Function Library (C/C++), its source code, documentation, executable files.
   http://www.imatix.com/html/sfl/sfl4.htm

» Squeak License
   License for the Squeak software suite, mainly provided by Apple.
   http://squeak.org/SqueakLicense/

» The Artistic License
   Perl package license.
   http://www.opensource.org/licenses/artistic-license.php

» Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing
   Full text of the book by Andrew M. St. Laurent.
   http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/osfreesoft/book/

» Vita Nuova Inferno Subscription License
   Fee based, partly open source, for Lucent network OS.
   http://www.vitanuova.com/inferno/licence.html

» W3C IPR Software Notice
   W3C = World Wide Web Consortium, one of the Internet's main standard-setting bodies.
   http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/copyright-software-19980720

» Zope Public License (ZPL)
   Patterned after Apache license.
   http://www.zope.org/Resources/License/

» eCos License Overview
   Summary of license for Red Hat eCos operating system.
   http://ecos.sourceware.org/license-overview.html

» x-kernel Copyright Notice
   Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona.
   http://www.cs.arizona.edu/projects/xkernel/copyright.html