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Apache License
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The Apache License is a permissive free software license written by the Apache Software Foundation (ASF).[4] It allows users to use the software for any purpose, to distribute it, to modify it, and to distribute modified versions of the software under the terms of the license, without concern for royalties. The ASF and its projects release their software products under the Apache License. The license is also used by many non-ASF projects.
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Author | The Apache Software Foundation |
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Latest version | 2.0 |
Publisher | The Apache Software Foundation |
Published | January 2004; 20 years ago (2004-01) |
SPDX identifier | Apache-2.0 Apache-1.1 Apache-1.0 |
Debian FSG compatible | Yes[1] |
FSF approved | Yes[2] |
OSI approved | Yes[3] |
GPL compatible | Only version 2.0 is compatible with only GPLv3.[2] |
Copyleft | No |
Linking from code with a different licence | Yes |
Website | www |
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