Template:Infobox software license/sandbox
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Template parameters
TemplateData for Infobox software license
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]].
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | name title | Name of the licence.
| 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.
| String | optional |
| date | date | Date of publication of the licence. | String | optional |
| caption | caption | Caption for the image. | String | optional |
| alt | alt | alt text
| 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.
| String | optional |
| qid | qid | Wikidata item (QID) describing the license. Set to <code>none</code> to disable wikidata.
| String | optional |
| deprecated | deprecated | <code>Yes</code> if the publisher has declared this license deprecated, obsolete, or superseded. | String | optional |
Usage
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow: auto">
| 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 |
</syntaxhighlight>
Examples
GPL 3.0
| 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 |
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow: auto">
| 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 |
</syntaxhighlight>
LGPL 1.0
 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">
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>