Academic Free License
| Author | GPL compatible No[1] | |
|---|---|---|
| Copyleft | No[1] | |
| Linking from code with a different licence | Yes | |
| Website | rosenlaw |
The Academic Free License (AFL) is a
Lawrence E. Rosen, a former general counsel of the Open Source Initiative
(OSI).
The license grants similar rights to the
– but was written to correct perceived problems with those licenses, the AFL:- makes clear what software is being licensed by including a statement following the software's copyright notice;
- includes a complete copyright grant to the software;
- contains a complete patent grant to the software;
- makes clear that no trademark rights are granted to the licensor's trademarks;
- warrants that the licensor either owns the copyright or is distributing the software under a license;
- is itself copyrighted, with the right granted to copy and distribute without modification.
The
Apache Software License
.
See also
- License proliferation
- Open Software License – similar, but reciprocal license by the same author
- Software using the Academic Free License (category)
References
- ^ a b c d Stallman, Richard. "Various Licenses and Comments about Them". Free Software Foundation. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ a b "Academic Free License 3.0". Open Source Initiative. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- ^ "Licensing HOWTO". Archived from the original on April 2, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
- ^ Raymond, Eric (November 9, 2002). "Licensing HOWTO". Archived from the original on July 4, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
External links
- Text of the Academic Free License v3.0
- Allocation of the Risk by Lawrence Rosen (PDF) – reasoning behind the Academic Free License
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