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Apache Software License 2.0

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Apache Software License 2.0

Summary

Apache Software License 2.0 is a permissive free software license[1]. It draws 32 Wikipedia views per month (permissive_free_software_license category, ranking #8 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • Apache Software License 2.0 authored Apache Software Foundation[3].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's instance of is recorded as permissive free software license[4].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's instance of is recorded as version, edition or translation[5].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's instance of is recorded as OSI-approved license[6].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's instance of is recorded as Apache License[7].
  • Apache Software License 2.0 was published by Apache Software Foundation[8].
  • Apache Software License 2.0 followed Apache Software License, Version 1.1[9].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's Commons category is recorded as Apache License[10].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Apache Software License 2.0 was published on January 2004[12].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's edition or translation of is recorded as Apache License[13].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's approved by is recorded as Q48413[14].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's approved by is recorded as Open Source Initiative[15].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's approved by is recorded as Debian Free Software Guidelines[16].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's official website is recorded as https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0[17].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Apache License[18].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's work available at URL is recorded as https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0[19].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's described by source is recorded as Open Science Thesaurus[20].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's topic has template is recorded as Template:Apache-2.0[21].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Apache License'}[22].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://opensource.stackexchange.com/tags/apache-2.0[23].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Apache-2.0'}[24].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE, REPRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION'}[25].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's exact match is recorded as http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0[26].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS'}[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include permissive free software license[4], version, edition or translation[5], OSI-approved license[6], and Apache License[7].

Why It Matters

Apache Software License 2.0 draws 32 Wikipedia views per month (permissive_free_software_license category, ranking #8 of 14).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . gnu.org. gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SPDX License List. Retrieved . opensource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wiki.debian.org. wiki.debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . data.loterre.fr. Retrieved . data.loterre.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . SPDX License List. Retrieved . spdx.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . OBO Foundry. obofoundry.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Apache License
    Instance of → —
    Svkkl authority id → 0211774-Apache-2-software
    Publication date → +2004-01-00T00:00:00Z
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0211774-Apache-2-software, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
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