based on version 0.9.5 of Quick Reference For Choosing a Free Software License by Zooko (updated Thu Aug 16 12:27:25 PDT 2001)

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Community likes to accept code under it good bad don't care Combine with proprietary and redistribute good bad don't care Combine with GPL and redistribute good bad don't care Must share source of redistributed version good bad don't care Must include patent license with contribution good bad don't care Protection against lawsuits good bad don't care

License | Community likes to accept code under it | | Combine with proprietary and redistribute | | | Combine with GPL and redistribute | | | | Must share source of redistributed version | | | | | Must include patent license with contribution | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | v v v v v v v --- --- --- --- --- --- --- X11/BSD-new Y Y Y N N Y GNU LPGPL Y Y Y Y Y Y GNU GPL N N Y Y Y Y Mozilla PL 1.1 ? Y N Y N Y Common PL Y Y N Y Y Y

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