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Patent use
Licenses tagged Patent-Use under Permissions.
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Apache License 2.0
Apache 2.0 · Apache-2.0
A permissive license with an explicit patent grant. Common choice for large projects and corporate-backed open source.
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GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
AGPLv3 · AGPL-3.0
Network copyleft. Anyone who modifies and offers the software over a network must make the source available to users.
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GNU General Public License v3.0
GPLv3 · GPL-3.0
Strong copyleft. Distributed derivative works must be released under GPL-3.0.
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GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0
LGPLv3 · LGPL-3.0
Weak copyleft. Modifications to the library stay under LGPL; linking from other software is allowed.
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Mozilla Public License 2.0
MPL 2.0 · MPL-2.0
File-level weak copyleft with a patent grant. A middle ground between permissive and strong-copyleft licenses.
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Server Side Public License v1.0
SSPL · SSPL-1.0
Strong copyleft that extends to the entire stack required to offer the software as a managed service.