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'''Yahoo! Public License''' is a [[free software license]] by [[Yahoo!]]. It is used among others by the collaborative software [[Zimbra]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Zimbra.com |url=http://www.zimbra.com/license/yahoo_public_license_1.1.html |title=Yahoo! Public License, Version 1.0 (YPL) |publisher=Zimbra |date= |accessdate=2009-04-15}}</ref>. It is approved by the [[Free Software Foundation]] as a free software license.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html |title=Various Licenses and Comments about Them |publisher=Free Software Foundation |date=2009-07-17 |accessdate=2009-08-05}}</ref>
'''Yahoo! Public License''' is a [[free software license]] by [[Yahoo!]]. It is used among others by the collaborative software [[Zimbra]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Zimbra.com |url=http://www.zimbra.com/license/yahoo_public_license_1.1.html |title=Yahoo! Public License, Version 1.0 (YPL) |publisher=Zimbra |date= |accessdate=2009-04-15}}</ref>. It is approved by the [[Free Software Foundation]] as a free (however GPL-incompatible) software license.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html |title=Various Licenses and Comments about Them |publisher=Free Software Foundation |date=2009-07-17 |accessdate=2009-08-05}}</ref>


As of 15 April 2009, the ''Yahoo! Public License'' has not been approved by the [[Open Source Initiative]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical |title=Licenses by Name &#124; Open Source Initiative |publisher=Opensource.org |date=2006-09-18 |accessdate=2009-04-15}}</ref>
As of 15 April 2009, the ''Yahoo! Public License'' has not been approved by the [[Open Source Initiative]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical |title=Licenses by Name &#124; Open Source Initiative |publisher=Opensource.org |date=2006-09-18 |accessdate=2009-04-15}}</ref>

Revision as of 09:26, 31 August 2009

Yahoo! Public License is a free software license by Yahoo!. It is used among others by the collaborative software Zimbra[1]. It is approved by the Free Software Foundation as a free (however GPL-incompatible) software license.[2]

As of 15 April 2009, the Yahoo! Public License has not been approved by the Open Source Initiative.[3]

References

  1. ^ Zimbra.com. "Yahoo! Public License, Version 1.0 (YPL)". Zimbra. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
  2. ^ "Various Licenses and Comments about Them". Free Software Foundation. 2009-07-17. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  3. ^ "Licenses by Name | Open Source Initiative". Opensource.org. 2006-09-18. Retrieved 2009-04-15.