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Full name
Identifier
FSF Free/Libre?
OSI Approved?
BSD Zero Clause License
0BSD
3D Slicer License v1.0
3D-Slicer-1.0
Attribution Assurance License
AAL
Abstyles License
Abstyles
AdaCore Doc License
AdaCore-doc
Adobe Systems Incorporated Source Code License Agreement
Adobe-2006
Adobe Display PostScript License
Adobe-Display-PostScript
Adobe Glyph List License
Adobe-Glyph
Adobe Utopia Font License
Adobe-Utopia
Amazon Digital Services License
ADSL
Advanced Cryptics Dictionary License
Advanced-Cryptics-Dictionary
Academic Free License v1.1
AFL-1.1
Academic Free License v1.2
AFL-1.2
Academic Free License v2.0
AFL-2.0
Academic Free License v2.1
AFL-2.1
Academic Free License v3.0
AFL-3.0
Afmparse License
Afmparse
Affero General Public License v1.0 only
AGPL-1.0-only
Affero General Public License v1.0 or later
AGPL-1.0-or-later
GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only
AGPL-3.0-only
GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 or later
AGPL-3.0-or-later
Aladdin Free Public License
Aladdin
ALGLIB Documentation License
ALGLIB-Documentation
AMD newlib License
AMD-newlib
AMD's plpa_map.c License
AMDPLPA
Apple MIT License
AML
AML glslang variant License
AML-glslang
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences BSD
AMPAS
ANTLR Software Rights Notice
ANTLR-PD
ANTLR Software Rights Notice with license fallback
ANTLR-PD-fallback
Any OSI License
any-OSI
Any OSI License - Perl Modules
any-OSI-perl-modules
Apache License 1.0
Apache-1.0
Apache License 1.1
Apache-1.1
Apache License 2.0
Apache-2.0
Adobe Postscript AFM License
APAFML
Adaptive Public License 1.0
APL-1.0
App::s2p License
App-s2p
Apple Public Source License 1.0
APSL-1.0
Apple Public Source License 1.1
APSL-1.1
Apple Public Source License 1.2
APSL-1.2
Apple Public Source License 2.0
APSL-2.0
Arphic Public License
Arphic-1999
Artistic License 1.0
Artistic-1.0
Artistic License 1.0 w/clause 8
Artistic-1.0-cl8
Artistic License 1.0 (Perl)
Artistic-1.0-Perl
Artistic License 2.0
Artistic-2.0
Artistic License 1.0 (dist)
Artistic-dist
Aspell Russian License
Aspell-RU
ASWF Digital Assets License version 1.0
ASWF-Digital-Assets-1.0
ASWF Digital Assets License 1.1
ASWF-Digital-Assets-1.1
Baekmuk License
Baekmuk
Bahyph License
Bahyph
Barr License
Barr
bcrypt Solar Designer License
bcrypt-Solar-Designer
Beerware License
Beerware
Bitstream Charter Font License
Bitstream-Charter
Bitstream Vera Font License
Bitstream-Vera
BitTorrent Open Source License v1.0
BitTorrent-1.0
BitTorrent Open Source License v1.1
BitTorrent-1.1
SQLite Blessing
blessing
Blue Oak Model License 1.0.0
BlueOak-1.0.0
Boehm-Demers-Weiser GC License
Boehm-GC
Boehm-Demers-Weiser GC License (without fee)
Boehm-GC-without-fee
Buena Onda License Agreement v1.1
BOLA-1.1
Borceux license
Borceux
Brian Gladman 2-Clause License
Brian-Gladman-2-Clause
Brian Gladman 3-Clause License
Brian-Gladman-3-Clause
BSD 1-Clause License
BSD-1-Clause
BSD 2-Clause "Simplified" License
BSD-2-Clause
BSD 2-Clause - Ian Darwin variant
BSD-2-Clause-Darwin
BSD 2-Clause - first lines requirement
BSD-2-Clause-first-lines
BSD-2-Clause Plus Patent License
BSD-2-Clause-Patent
BSD 2-Clause pkgconf disclaimer variant
BSD-2-Clause-pkgconf-disclaimer
BSD 2-Clause with views sentence
BSD-2-Clause-Views
BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License
BSD-3-Clause
BSD 3-Clause acpica variant
BSD-3-Clause-acpica
BSD with attribution
BSD-3-Clause-Attribution
BSD 3-Clause Clear License
BSD-3-Clause-Clear
BSD 3-Clause Flex variant
BSD-3-Clause-flex
Hewlett-Packard BSD variant license
BSD-3-Clause-HP
Lawrence Berkeley National Labs BSD variant license
BSD-3-Clause-LBNL
BSD 3-Clause Modification
BSD-3-Clause-Modification
BSD 3-Clause No Military License
BSD-3-Clause-No-Military-License
BSD 3-Clause No Nuclear License
BSD-3-Clause-No-Nuclear-License
BSD 3-Clause No Nuclear License 2014
BSD-3-Clause-No-Nuclear-License-2014
BSD 3-Clause No Nuclear Warranty
BSD-3-Clause-No-Nuclear-Warranty
BSD 3-Clause Open MPI variant
BSD-3-Clause-Open-MPI
BSD 3-Clause Sun Microsystems
BSD-3-Clause-Sun
BSD 3-Clause Tso variant
BSD-3-Clause-Tso
BSD 4-Clause "Original" or "Old" License
BSD-4-Clause
BSD 4 Clause Shortened
BSD-4-Clause-Shortened
BSD-4-Clause (University of California-Specific)
BSD-4-Clause-UC
BSD 4.3 RENO License
BSD-4.3RENO
BSD 4.3 TAHOE License
BSD-4.3TAHOE
BSD Advertising Acknowledgement License
BSD-Advertising-Acknowledgement
BSD with Attribution and HPND disclaimer
BSD-Attribution-HPND-disclaimer
BSD-Inferno-Nettverk
BSD-Inferno-Nettverk
BSD Mark Modifications License
BSD-Mark-Modifications
BSD Protection License
BSD-Protection
BSD Source Code Attribution - beginning of file variant
BSD-Source-beginning-file
BSD Source Code Attribution
BSD-Source-Code
Systemics BSD variant license
BSD-Systemics
Systemics W3Works BSD variant license
BSD-Systemics-W3Works
Boost Software License 1.0
BSL-1.0
Buddy License
Buddy
Business Source License 1.1
BUSL-1.1
bzip2 and libbzip2 License v1.0.6
bzip2-1.0.6
Computational Use of Data Agreement v1.0
C-UDA-1.0
Cryptographic Autonomy License 1.0
CAL-1.0
Cryptographic Autonomy License 1.0 (Combined Work Exception)
CAL-1.0-Combined-Work-Exception
Caldera License
Caldera
Caldera License (without preamble)
Caldera-no-preamble
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification License
CAPEC-tou
Catharon License
Catharon
Computer Associates Trusted Open Source License 1.1
CATOSL-1.1
Creative Commons Attribution 1.0 Generic
CC-BY-1.0
Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic
CC-BY-2.0
Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic
CC-BY-2.5
Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia
CC-BY-2.5-AU
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported
CC-BY-3.0
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Austria
CC-BY-3.0-AT
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia
CC-BY-3.0-AU
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Germany
CC-BY-3.0-DE
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO
CC-BY-3.0-IGO
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Netherlands
CC-BY-3.0-NL
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States
CC-BY-3.0-US
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
CC-BY-4.0
Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 1.0 Generic
CC-BY-NC-1.0
Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 2.0 Generic
CC-BY-NC-2.0
Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 2.5 Generic
CC-BY-NC-2.5
Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported
CC-BY-NC-3.0
Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Germany
CC-BY-NC-3.0-DE
Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 International
CC-BY-NC-4.0
Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 1.0 Generic
CC-BY-NC-ND-1.0
Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 2.0 Generic
CC-BY-NC-ND-2.0
Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 2.5 Generic
CC-BY-NC-ND-2.5
Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 3.0 Unported
CC-BY-NC-ND-3.0
Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 3.0 Germany
CC-BY-NC-ND-3.0-DE
Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 3.0 IGO
CC-BY-NC-ND-3.0-IGO
Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International
CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 1.0 Generic
CC-BY-NC-SA-1.0
Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 2.0 Generic
CC-BY-NC-SA-2.0
Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 2.0 Germany
CC-BY-NC-SA-2.0-DE
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 France
CC-BY-NC-SA-2.0-FR
Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 2.0 England and Wales
CC-BY-NC-SA-2.0-UK
Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 2.5 Generic
CC-BY-NC-SA-2.5
Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 3.0 Unported
CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0
Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 3.0 Germany
CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0-DE
Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 3.0 IGO
CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0-IGO
Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International
CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
Creative Commons Attribution No Derivatives 1.0 Generic
CC-BY-ND-1.0
Creative Commons Attribution No Derivatives 2.0 Generic
CC-BY-ND-2.0
Creative Commons Attribution No Derivatives 2.5 Generic
CC-BY-ND-2.5
Creative Commons Attribution No Derivatives 3.0 Unported
CC-BY-ND-3.0
Creative Commons Attribution No Derivatives 3.0 Germany
CC-BY-ND-3.0-DE
Creative Commons Attribution No Derivatives 4.0 International
CC-BY-ND-4.0
Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 1.0 Generic
CC-BY-SA-1.0
Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 2.0 Generic
CC-BY-SA-2.0
Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 2.0 England and Wales
CC-BY-SA-2.0-UK
Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 2.1 Japan
CC-BY-SA-2.1-JP
Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 2.5 Generic
CC-BY-SA-2.5
Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 Unported
CC-BY-SA-3.0
Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 Austria
CC-BY-SA-3.0-AT
Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 Germany
CC-BY-SA-3.0-DE
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO
CC-BY-SA-3.0-IGO
Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 International
CC-BY-SA-4.0
Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication and Certification
CC-PDDC
Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0 Universal
CC-PDM-1.0
Creative Commons Share Alike 1.0 Generic
CC-SA-1.0
Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal
CC0-1.0
Common Development and Distribution License 1.0
CDDL-1.0
Common Development and Distribution License 1.1
CDDL-1.1
Common Documentation License 1.0
CDL-1.0
Community Data License Agreement Permissive 1.0
CDLA-Permissive-1.0
Community Data License Agreement Permissive 2.0
CDLA-Permissive-2.0
Community Data License Agreement Sharing 1.0
CDLA-Sharing-1.0
CeCILL Free Software License Agreement v1.0
CECILL-1.0
CeCILL Free Software License Agreement v1.1
CECILL-1.1
CeCILL Free Software License Agreement v2.0
CECILL-2.0
CeCILL Free Software License Agreement v2.1
CECILL-2.1
CeCILL-B Free Software License Agreement
CECILL-B
CeCILL-C Free Software License Agreement
CECILL-C
CERN Open Hardware Licence v1.1
CERN-OHL-1.1
CERN Open Hardware Licence v1.2
CERN-OHL-1.2
CERN Open Hardware Licence Version 2 - Permissive
CERN-OHL-P-2.0
CERN Open Hardware Licence Version 2 - Strongly Reciprocal
CERN-OHL-S-2.0
CERN Open Hardware Licence Version 2 - Weakly Reciprocal
CERN-OHL-W-2.0
CFITSIO License
CFITSIO
check-cvs License
check-cvs
Checkmk License
checkmk
Clarified Artistic License
ClArtistic
Clips License
Clips
CMU Mach License
CMU-Mach
CMU Mach - no notices-in-documentation variant
CMU-Mach-nodoc
CNRI Jython License
CNRI-Jython
CNRI Python License
CNRI-Python
CNRI Python Open Source GPL Compatible License Agreement
CNRI-Python-GPL-Compatible
Copyfree Open Innovation License
COIL-1.0
Community Specification License 1.0
Community-Spec-1.0
Condor Public License v1.1
Condor-1.1
copyleft-next 0.3.0
copyleft-next-0.3.0
copyleft-next 0.3.1
copyleft-next-0.3.1
Cornell Lossless JPEG License
Cornell-Lossless-JPEG
Common Public Attribution License 1.0
CPAL-1.0
Common Public License 1.0
CPL-1.0
Code Project Open License 1.02
CPOL-1.02
Cronyx License
Cronyx
Crossword License
Crossword
CryptoSwift License
CryptoSwift
CrystalStacker License
CrystalStacker
CUA Office Public License v1.0
CUA-OPL-1.0
Cube License
Cube
curl License
curl
Common Vulnerability Enumeration ToU License
cve-tou
Deutsche Freie Software Lizenz
D-FSL-1.0
DEC 3-Clause License
DEC-3-Clause
diffmark license
diffmark
Data licence Germany – attribution – version 2.0
DL-DE-BY-2.0
Data licence Germany – zero – version 2.0
DL-DE-ZERO-2.0
DOC License
DOC
DocBook DTD License
DocBook-DTD
DocBook Schema License
DocBook-Schema
DocBook Stylesheet License
DocBook-Stylesheet
DocBook XML License
DocBook-XML
Dotseqn License
Dotseqn
Detection Rule License 1.0
DRL-1.0
Detection Rule License 1.1
DRL-1.1
DSDP License
DSDP
David M. Gay dtoa License
dtoa
dvipdfm License
dvipdfm
Educational Community License v1.0
ECL-1.0
Educational Community License v2.0
ECL-2.0
Eiffel Forum License v1.0
EFL-1.0
Eiffel Forum License v2.0
EFL-2.0
eGenix.com Public License 1.1.0
eGenix
Elastic License 2.0
Elastic-2.0
Entessa Public License v1.0
Entessa
EPICS Open License
EPICS
Eclipse Public License 1.0
EPL-1.0
Eclipse Public License 2.0
EPL-2.0
Erlang Public License v1.1
ErlPL-1.1
European Space Agency Public License – v2.4 – Permissive (Type 3)
ESA-PL-permissive-2.4
European Space Agency Public License (ESA-PL) - V2.4 - Strong Copyleft (Type 1)
ESA-PL-strong-copyleft-2.4
European Space Agency Public License – v2.4 – Weak Copyleft (Type 2)
ESA-PL-weak-copyleft-2.4
Etalab Open License 2.0
etalab-2.0
EU DataGrid Software License
EUDatagrid
European Union Public License 1.0
EUPL-1.0
European Union Public License 1.1
EUPL-1.1
European Union Public License 1.2
EUPL-1.2
Eurosym License
Eurosym
Fair License
Fair
Fuzzy Bitmap License
FBM
Fraunhofer FDK AAC Codec Library
FDK-AAC
Ferguson Twofish License
Ferguson-Twofish
Frameworx Open License 1.0
Frameworx-1.0
FreeBSD Documentation License
FreeBSD-DOC
FreeImage Public License v1.0
FreeImage
FSF All Permissive License
FSFAP
FSF All Permissive License (without Warranty)
FSFAP-no-warranty-disclaimer
FSF Unlimited License
FSFUL
FSF Unlimited License (with License Retention)
FSFULLR
FSF Unlimited License (with License Retention and Short Disclaimer)
FSFULLRSD
FSF Unlimited License (With License Retention and Warranty Disclaimer)
FSFULLRWD
Functional Source License, Version 1.1, ALv2 Future License
FSL-1.1-ALv2
Functional Source License, Version 1.1, MIT Future License
FSL-1.1-MIT
Freetype Project License
FTL
Furuseth License
Furuseth
fwlw License
fwlw
Game Programming Gems License
Game-Programming-Gems
Gnome GCR Documentation License
GCR-docs
GD License
GD
Generic XTS License
generic-xts
GNU Free Documentation License v1.1 only - invariants
GFDL-1.1-invariants-only
GNU Free Documentation License v1.1 or later - invariants
GFDL-1.1-invariants-or-later
GNU Free Documentation License v1.1 only - no invariants
GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-only
GNU Free Documentation License v1.1 or later - no invariants
GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later
GNU Free Documentation License v1.1 only
GFDL-1.1-only
GNU Free Documentation License v1.1 or later
GFDL-1.1-or-later
GNU Free Documentation License v1.2 only - invariants
GFDL-1.2-invariants-only
GNU Free Documentation License v1.2 or later - invariants
GFDL-1.2-invariants-or-later
GNU Free Documentation License v1.2 only - no invariants
GFDL-1.2-no-invariants-only
GNU Free Documentation License v1.2 or later - no invariants
GFDL-1.2-no-invariants-or-later
GNU Free Documentation License v1.2 only
GFDL-1.2-only
GNU Free Documentation License v1.2 or later
GFDL-1.2-or-later
GNU Free Documentation License v1.3 only - invariants
GFDL-1.3-invariants-only
GNU Free Documentation License v1.3 or later - invariants
GFDL-1.3-invariants-or-later
GNU Free Documentation License v1.3 only - no invariants
GFDL-1.3-no-invariants-only
GNU Free Documentation License v1.3 or later - no invariants
GFDL-1.3-no-invariants-or-later
GNU Free Documentation License v1.3 only
GFDL-1.3-only
GNU Free Documentation License v1.3 or later
GFDL-1.3-or-later
Giftware License
Giftware
GL2PS License
GL2PS
3dfx Glide License
Glide
Glulxe License
Glulxe
Good Luck With That Public License
GLWTPL
gnuplot License
gnuplot
GNU General Public License v1.0 only
GPL-1.0-only
GNU General Public License v1.0 or later
GPL-1.0-or-later
GNU General Public License v2.0 only
GPL-2.0-only
GNU General Public License v2.0 or later
GPL-2.0-or-later
GNU General Public License v3.0 only
GPL-3.0-only
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
GPL-3.0-or-later
Graphics Gems License
Graphics-Gems
gSOAP Public License v1.3b
gSOAP-1.3b
gtkbook License
gtkbook
Gutmann License
Gutmann
Haskell Language Report License
HaskellReport
HDF5 License
HDF5
hdparm License
hdparm
HIDAPI License
HIDAPI
Hippocratic License 2.1
Hippocratic-2.1
Hewlett-Packard 1986 License
HP-1986
Hewlett-Packard 1989 License
HP-1989
Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer
HPND
Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer - DEC variant
HPND-DEC
Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer - documentation variant
HPND-doc
Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer - documentation sell variant
HPND-doc-sell
HPND with US Government export control warning
HPND-export-US
HPND with US Government export control warning and acknowledgment
HPND-export-US-acknowledgement
HPND with US Government export control warning and modification rqmt
HPND-export-US-modify
HPND with US Government export control and 2 disclaimers
HPND-export2-US
Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer - Fenneberg-Livingston variant
HPND-Fenneberg-Livingston
Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer - INRIA-IMAG variant
HPND-INRIA-IMAG
Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer - Intel variant
HPND-Intel
Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer - Kevlin Henney variant
HPND-Kevlin-Henney
Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer - Markus Kuhn variant
HPND-Markus-Kuhn
Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer - merchantability variant
HPND-merchantability-variant
Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer with MIT disclaimer
HPND-MIT-disclaimer
Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer - Netrek variant
HPND-Netrek
Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer - Pbmplus variant
HPND-Pbmplus
Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer - sell xserver variant with MIT disclaimer
HPND-sell-MIT-disclaimer-xserver
Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer - sell regexpr variant
HPND-sell-regexpr
Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer - sell variant
HPND-sell-variant
HPND - sell variant with safety critical systems clause
HPND-sell-variant-critical-systems
HPND sell variant with MIT disclaimer
HPND-sell-variant-MIT-disclaimer
HPND sell variant with MIT disclaimer - reverse
HPND-sell-variant-MIT-disclaimer-rev
Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer - SMC variant
HPND-SMC
Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer - University of California variant
HPND-UC
Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer - University of California, US export warning
HPND-UC-export-US
HTML Tidy License
HTMLTIDY
hyphen-bulgarian License
hyphen-bulgarian
IBM PowerPC Initialization and Boot Software
IBM-pibs
ICU License
ICU
IEC Code Components End-user licence agreement
IEC-Code-Components-EULA
Independent JPEG Group License
IJG
Independent JPEG Group License - short
IJG-short
ImageMagick License
ImageMagick
iMatix Standard Function Library Agreement
iMatix
Imlib2 License
Imlib2
Info-ZIP License
Info-ZIP
Inner Net License v2.0
Inner-Net-2.0
Inno Setup License
InnoSetup
Intel Open Source License
Intel
Intel ACPI Software License Agreement
Intel-ACPI
Interbase Public License v1.0
Interbase-1.0
IPA Font License
IPA
IBM Public License v1.0
IPL-1.0
ISC License
ISC
ISC Veillard variant
ISC-Veillard
ISO permission notice
ISO-permission
Jam License
Jam
JasPer License
JasPer-2.0
Jove License
jove
JPL Image Use Policy
JPL-image
Japan Network Information Center License
JPNIC
JSON License
JSON
Kastrup License
Kastrup
Kazlib License
Kazlib
Knuth CTAN License
Knuth-CTAN
Licence Art Libre 1.2
LAL-1.2
Licence Art Libre 1.3
LAL-1.3
Latex2e License
Latex2e
Latex2e with translated notice permission
Latex2e-translated-notice
Leptonica License
Leptonica
GNU Library General Public License v2 only
LGPL-2.0-only
GNU Library General Public License v2 or later
LGPL-2.0-or-later
GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 only
LGPL-2.1-only
GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 or later
LGPL-2.1-or-later
GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
LGPL-3.0-only
GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later
LGPL-3.0-or-later
Lesser General Public License For Linguistic Resources
LGPLLR
libpng License
Libpng
PNG Reference Library License v1 (for libpng 0.5 through 1.6.35)
libpng-1.6.35
PNG Reference Library version 2
libpng-2.0
libselinux public domain notice
libselinux-1.0
libtiff License
libtiff
libutil David Nugent License
libutil-David-Nugent
Licence Libre du Québec – Permissive version 1.1
LiLiQ-P-1.1
Licence Libre du Québec – Réciprocité version 1.1
LiLiQ-R-1.1
Licence Libre du Québec – Réciprocité forte version 1.1
LiLiQ-Rplus-1.1
Linux man-pages - 1 paragraph
Linux-man-pages-1-para
Linux man-pages Copyleft
Linux-man-pages-copyleft
Linux man-pages Copyleft - 2 paragraphs
Linux-man-pages-copyleft-2-para
Linux man-pages Copyleft Variant
Linux-man-pages-copyleft-var
Linux Kernel Variant of OpenIB.org license
Linux-OpenIB
Common Lisp LOOP License
LOOP
LPD Documentation License
LPD-document
Lucent Public License Version 1.0
LPL-1.0
Lucent Public License v1.02
LPL-1.02
LaTeX Project Public License v1.0
LPPL-1.0
LaTeX Project Public License v1.1
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