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Software license

A software license is a legal instrument governing the use or redistribution of software.

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Software copyright

Proprietary software licenses

Free and open-source software licenses

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Software license

Nodes61
Edges60
Triples31
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.032787
Components1

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Software license

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related to Compatibility · 14
Software license → AGPL, Although, Choosing, GPL, GPL-compatible, Many, Permissive, Public, Since, Some, The, This, Translation, When
related to Enforceability · 12
Software license → Cease, Courts, FOSS, Free, Free Software Foundation, French, FSF, Germany, However, Social, Under, United States
see also · 3
Software license → Comparison, Expression LanguageSoftware, Software
is a · 1
Software license → legal instrument governing the use or redistribution of software.Since the 1970s

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software license licenses open-source copyright use copyleft free terms eulas source often code licensing derivative works product many companies agreements

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Software licenseis alegal instrument governing the use or redistribution of software.Since the 1970s0.90text
freemium are also usedinstance ofalthough other revenue models0.80text
Software licenserelated to CompatibilitySince0.60section
Software licenserelated to CompatibilityChoosing0.60section
Software licenserelated to CompatibilityMany0.60section
Software licenserelated to CompatibilityTranslation0.60section
Software licenserelated to CompatibilityAlthough0.60section
Software licenserelated to CompatibilityThe0.60section
Software licenserelated to CompatibilityWhen0.60section
Software licenserelated to CompatibilityThis0.60section
Software licenserelated to CompatibilityPublic0.60section
Software licenserelated to CompatibilityPermissive0.60section

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