Template parameters
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TemplateData for Infobox software licence
This template creates an infobox useful for summarizing common characteristics of Free Software and Open Source Software licences.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | nametitle | Name of the licence.
| String | optional |
| image | image | Logo, mascot or emblem for licence. | File | optional |
| caption | caption | Caption for the image. | String | optional |
| author | author | Person or an organization that created the licence. | String | optional |
| version | version | The version of the license. | String | optional |
| copyright | copyright | The copyright status of the software licence. | String | optional |
| publisher | publisher | Person or organization who published the licence or claims copyright on the licence itself. | String | optional |
| date | date | Date of publication of the licence. | String | optional |
| spdx | spdx | The SPDX identifier of the license. See the current license list for valid values.
| String | optional |
| Debian approved | Debian approved | Yes if the licence is compatible with the Debian Free Software Guidelines, No if not. [Information on whether a given licence meets this criterion may be found either at Debian's The DFSG and Software Licenses or License information. (Please read both, as licences in one list may not be in the other.)] | String | optional |
| FSF approved | FSF approvedFree Software | Yes if the licence meets The Free Software Definition, No if not. (Information on whether a given licence meets this criterion may be found at the FSF's Various Licenses and Comments about Them.) | String | optional |
| OSI approved | OSI approved | Yes if the Open Source Initiative has approved the licence, No if not. (Information on whether a given licence meets this criterion may be found either at the OSI's Alphabetical list or the Categorical list.) | String | optional |
| Fedora approved | Fedora approved | Yes if the Fedora Project has approved the licence, Yes (content/documentation/font) if the approval is restricted to specific categories, No if not. (Information on whether a given licence meets this criterion may be found at Fedora Legal pages: Allowed, Not-Allowed.) | String | optional |
| GPL compatible | GPL compatible | Yes if software licensed under the licence can be combined with software licensed under the GNU General Public License, No if not. (Information on whether a given licence meets this criterion may be found at the FSF's Various Licenses and Comments about Them.) | String | optional |
| copyleft | copyleft | Yes if software licensed under the licence requires licensees to extend the same rights they received to others, No if not, or Partial if somewhere in the middle. | String | optional |
| linking | linking | Yes if software licensed under the licence can be linked with software licensed under other licences, No if not. | String | optional |
| website | website | Either the website for the licence, or the canonical URL for the licence text itself.
| String | optional |
| qid | qid | Wikidata item (QID) describing the license. Set to none to disable wikidata.
| String | optional |
| deprecated | deprecated | Yes if the publisher has declared this license deprecated, obsolete, or superseded. | String | optional |
| image size | image sizeimagesize image_size | Override the image size. You should not be using it. | Unknown | optional |
| alt | alt | alt text
| String | optional |
Usage
edit{{Infobox software licence
| name =
| image =
| caption =
| author =
| version =
| publisher =
| date =
| spdx =
| OSI approved = Yes or No or n/a
| Debian approved = Yes or No or n/a
| FSF approved = Yes or No or n/a
| GPL compatible = Yes or No
| copyleft = Yes or No or Partial
| linking = Yes or No
| website =
| deprecated =
}}
Examples
editGPL 3.0
edit| Author | Free Software Foundation |
|---|---|
| Latest version | 3 |
| Publisher | Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
| Published | 29 June 2007 |
| SPDX identifier | GPL-3.0-only |
| Debian FSG compatible | Yes |
| FSF approved | Yes |
| OSI approved | Yes |
| GPL compatible | Yes |
| Copyleft | Yes |
| Linking from code with a different licence | No |
| Website | www |
{{Infobox software licence
| name = GNU General Public License
| image =
| caption = GNU GPLv3 Logo
| author = [[Free Software Foundation]]
| version = 3
| copyright = Free Software Foundation, Inc.
| date = 29 June 2007
| spdx = GPL-3.0-only
| OSI approved = Yes
| Debian approved = Yes
| FSF approved = Yes
| GPL compatible = Yes
| copyleft = Yes
| linking = No
| website = {{URL|http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html}}
}}
LGPL 1.0
edit The GNU logo | |
| Author | Free Software Foundation |
|---|---|
| Latest version | 1.0 |
| Publisher | Free Software Foundation |
| Published | 1991 |
| Debian FSG compatible | Yes |
| FSF approved | Yes |
| OSI approved | Yes |
| GPL compatible | Yes |
| Copyleft | Yes |
| Linking from code with a different licence | Yes |
{{Infobox software licence
| name = GNU Lesser General Public License
| image = [[Image:Heckert GNU white.svg|160px]]
| caption = The GNU logo
| author = [[Free Software Foundation]]
| version = 1.0
| copyright = Free Software Foundation
| date = 1991
| OSI approved = Yes
| Debian approved = Yes
| FSF approved = Yes
| GPL compatible = Yes
| copyleft = Yes
| linking = Yes
}}