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Common Development and Distribution License

The Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL) is a free and open-source software license, produced by Sun Microsystems, based on the Mozilla Public License (MPL). Files licensed under the CDDL can be combined with files licensed under other licenses, whether open source or proprietary. In 2005 the Open Source Initiative approved the license. The…

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Author
Sun Microsystems, Oracle Corporation
Publisher
Oracle Corporation
Copyleft
Yes, file-level
Debian FSG compatible
Yes
FSF approved
Yes (only 1.0)
GPL compatible
No

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Common Development and Distribution License

Nodes61
Edges60
Triples29
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.032787
Components1

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Common Development and Distribution License

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related to External links · 19
Common Development and Distribution License → April, CDDL, CDDL Analysis, CDDL Illustrated, Common Development, December, DFSG, Distribution License, Information, Licenses, Linux Weekly News Editorial, MPL1, October, Open Solaris SiteCopyrights, Opinion Piece, PDF, Redline, Retrieved, The Common Development
Author · 1
Common Development and Distribution License → Sun Microsystems, Oracle Corporation
Copyleft · 1
Common Development and Distribution License → Yes, file-level
Debian FSG compatible · 1
Common Development and Distribution License → Yes
FSF approved · 1
Common Development and Distribution License → Yes (only 1.0)
GPL compatible · 1
Common Development and Distribution License → No
Latest version · 1
Common Development and Distribution License → 1.1
Linking from code with a different license · 1
Common Development and Distribution License → Yes
OSI approved · 1
Common Development and Distribution License → Yes (only 1.0)
Publisher · 1
Common Development and Distribution License → Oracle Corporation

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Common Development and Distribution LicenseAuthorSun Microsystems, Oracle Corporation1.00infobox
Common Development and Distribution LicenseCopyleftYes, file-level1.00infobox
Common Development and Distribution LicenseDebian FSG compatibleYes1.00infobox
Common Development and Distribution LicenseFSF approvedYes (only 1.0)1.00infobox
Common Development and Distribution LicenseGPL compatibleNo1.00infobox
Common Development and Distribution LicenseLatest version1.11.00infobox
Common Development and Distribution LicenseLinking from code with a different licenseYes1.00infobox
Common Development and Distribution LicenseOSI approvedYes (only 1.0)1.00infobox
Common Development and Distribution LicensePublisherOracle Corporation1.00infobox
Common Development and Distribution LicenseSPDX identifierCDDL-1.1 CDDL-1.01.00infobox
Common Development and Distribution Licenserelated to External linksCommon Development0.60section
Common Development and Distribution Licenserelated to External linksDistribution License0.60section

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