Apache Software License 2.0

software license approved by the ASF in 2004
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Apache Software License 2.0

Summary

Apache Software License 2.0 is a permissive free software license[1]. It draws 8 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's publisher is recorded as Apache Software Foundation[8].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's follows is recorded as 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's publication date is recorded as +2004-01-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's edition or translation of is recorded as Apache License[13].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph257855[14].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's approved by is recorded as Q48413[15].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's approved by is recorded as Open Source Initiative[16].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's approved by is recorded as Debian Free Software Guidelines[17].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's official website is recorded as https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0[18].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Apache License[19].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's work available at URL is recorded as https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0[20].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's described by source is recorded as Open Science Thesaurus[21].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's topic has template is recorded as Template:Apache-2.0[22].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Apache License'}[23].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://opensource.stackexchange.com/tags/apache-2.0[24].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Apache-2.0'}[25].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE, REPRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION'}[26].
  • Apache Software License 2.0's SPDX license ID is recorded as Apache-2.0[27].

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Works and Contributions

Apache Software License 2.0 authored Apache Software Foundation[3].

Why It Matters

Apache Software License 2.0 draws 8 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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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . gnu.org. gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . SPDX License List. Retrieved . opensource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wiki.debian.org. wiki.debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . data.loterre.fr. Retrieved . data.loterre.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . SPDX License List. Retrieved . spdx.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 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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