Template:Infobox software license/sandbox

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This template creates an infobox useful for summarizing common characteristics of [[Free software|Free Software]] and [[Open-source software|Open Source Software]] [[software licence|licences]].

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

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
image size	image size imagesize image_size	Override the image size. You should not be using it.	Unknown	optional
spdx	spdx	The [[SPDX]] identifier of the license. See the [https://spdx.org/licenses/ current license list] for valid values. Default Fetched from Wikidata.	String	optional
date	date	Date of publication of the licence.	String	optional
caption	caption	Caption for the image.	String	optional
alt	alt	alt text Default {{{caption}}}	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
Debian approved	Debian approved	<code>Yes</code> if the licence is compatible with the [[Debian Free Software Guidelines]], <code>No</code> if not. [Information on whether a given licence meets this criterion may be found either at Debian's [http://wiki.debian.org/DFSGLicenses The DFSG and Software Licenses] or [http://www.debian.org/legal/licenses/ License information]. (Please read both, as licences in one list may not be in the other.)]	String	optional
FSF approved	FSF approved Free Software	<code>Yes</code> if the licence meets [[The Free Software Definition]], <code>No</code> if not. (Information on whether a given licence meets this criterion may be found at the FSF's [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html Various Licenses and Comments about Them].)	String	optional
OSI approved	OSI approved	<code>Yes</code> if the [[Open Source Initiative]] has approved the licence, <code>No</code> if not. (Information on whether a given licence meets this criterion may be found either at the OSI's [http://www.opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical Alphabetical list] or the [http://www.opensource.org/licenses/category Categorical list].)	String	optional
Fedora approved	Fedora approved	<code>Yes</code> if the [[Fedora Project]] has approved the licence, <code>Yes (content/documentation/font)</code> if the approval is restricted to specific categories, <code>No</code> if not. (Information on whether a given licence meets this criterion may be found at [https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/legal/license-approval Fedora Legal pages]: [https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/legal/allowed-licenses/ Allowed], [https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/legal/not-allowed-licenses/ Not-Allowed].)	String	optional
GPL compatible	GPL compatible	<code>Yes</code> if software licensed under the licence can be combined with software licensed under the [[GNU General Public License]], <code>No</code> if not. (Information on whether a given licence meets this criterion may be found at the FSF's [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html Various Licenses and Comments about Them].)	String	optional
copyleft	copyleft	<code>Yes</code> if software licensed under the licence requires licensees to extend the same rights they received to others, <code>No</code> if not, or <code>Partial</code> if somewhere in the middle.	String	optional
linking	linking	<code>Yes</code> if software licensed under the licence can be linked with software licensed under other licences, <code>No</code> 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 <code>none</code> to disable wikidata. Default The QID linked to the page.	String	optional
deprecated	deprecated	<code>Yes</code> if the publisher has declared this license deprecated, obsolete, or superseded.	String	optional

Usage

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Debian FSG compatible	Yes or No or n/a
FSF approved	Yes or No or n/a
OSI approved	Yes or No or n/a
GPL compatible	Yes or No
Copyleft	Yes or No or Partial
Linking from code with a different licence	Yes or No

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Examples

GPL 3.0

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

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow: auto">

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

</syntaxhighlight>

LGPL 1.0

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

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow: auto">

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

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