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GNU Lesser General Public License
	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

GNU General Public License
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.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html

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Template parameters

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This template creates an infobox useful for summarizing common characteristics of Free Software and Open Source Software licences.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
name	`name` title	Name of the licence. Default {{PAGENAMEBASE}}	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. Default Fetched from Wikidata.	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 approved` Free 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. Default Fetched from Wikidata.	String	optional
qid	`qid`	Wikidata item (QID) describing the license. Set to `none` to disable wikidata. Default The QID linked to the page.	String	optional
deprecated	`deprecated`	`Yes` if the publisher has declared this license deprecated, obsolete, or superseded.	String	optional
image size	`image size` imagesize image_size	Override the image size. You should not be using it.	Unknown	optional
alt	`alt`	alt text Default {{{caption}}}	String	optional

Usage

{{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

GPL 3.0

{{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

{{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
}}