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Apache License

The Apache License is a permissive free-software and free and open source software license written by the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). 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…

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Author
The Apache Software Foundation
Publisher
The Apache Software Foundation
Copyleft
No
Debian FSG compatible
Yes
FSF approved
Yes
GPL compatible
Yes (Version 2.0 only → GPLv3 only)

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Apache License

Nodes33
Edges32
Triples65
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.060606
Components1

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Apache License

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related to Reception and adoption · 14
Apache License → Android, Apache, As, Black Duck Software, FOSS, GitHub, Google, Google Code, GPLv2, In, In October, May, MIT License, SourceForge
related to history · 12
Apache License → Apache, Apache Group, Apache HTTP Server, Apache Software Foundation, Beginning, Berkeley Software Distribution, BSD, Free Software Foundation, In, In July, Individual, Its
related to Compatibility · 11
Apache License → Because, Free Software Foundation, Furthermore, GNU General Public License, GPL, GPLv2, GPLv3, If, LLVM, The Apache Software Foundation, The Free Software Foundation
related to Apache License 2.0 · 5
Apache License → Section, The, The Apache License, Through, Work
related to Licensing conditions · 4
Apache License → If, In, It, The Apache License
see also · 4
Apache License → Apache, Apache Software Foundation, Comparison, Free
is a · 2
Apache License → permissive free-software and free and open source software license written by the Apache Software Foundation, third most popular license in the FOSS domain after MIT License and GPLv2.The OpenBSD project does not consider the Apache License 2.0 to be an acceptable free license because o…
Author · 1
Apache License → The Apache Software Foundation
Copyleft · 1
Apache License → No
Debian FSG compatible · 1
Apache License → Yes

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Apache LicenseAuthorThe Apache Software Foundation1.00infobox
Apache LicenseCopyleftNo1.00infobox
Apache LicenseDebian FSG compatibleYes1.00infobox
Apache LicenseFSF approvedYes1.00infobox
Apache LicenseGPL compatibleYes (Version 2.0 only → GPLv3 only)1.00infobox
Apache LicenseLatest version2.01.00infobox
Apache LicenseLinking from code with a different licenseYes1.00infobox
Apache LicenseOSI approvedYes1.00infobox
Apache LicensePublishedJanuary 2004; 22 years ago (2004-01)1.00infobox
Apache LicensePublisherThe Apache Software Foundation1.00infobox
Apache LicenseSPDX identifierApache-2.0 Apache-1.1 Apache-1.01.00infobox
Apache LicenseWebsiteapache.org/licenses1.00infobox
Apache Licenseis apermissive free-software and free and open source software license written by the Apache Software Foundation0.90text
Apache Licenseis athird most popular license in the FOSS domain after MIT License and GPLv2.The OpenBSD project does not consider the Apache License 2.0 to be an acceptable free license because o…0.90text

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