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Common Public License 1

Common Public License

Author IBM

Version 1.0

Publisher IBM

Published May 2001

[1] DFSG compatible Yes

Free Yes

OSI approved Yes

GPL compatible No

Copyleft Yes

Linking from code with a different license Yes

In computing, the CPL (Common Public License) is a / open-source published by IBM. The and have approved the license terms of the CPL. The CPL has the stated aims of supporting and encouraging collaborative open-source development while still retaining the ability to use the CPL'd content with software licensed under other licenses, including many proprietary licenses. The Public License (EPL) consists of a slightly modified version of the CPL. The CPL has some terms that resemble those of the GNU General Public License (GPL), but some key differences exist. A similarity relates to distribution of a modified computer program: under either license (CPL or GPL), one must make the of a modified program available to others. CPL, like the GNU Lesser General Public License, allows non-CPL-licensed software to link to a library under CPL without requiring the linked source code to be made available to the licensee. CPL lacks compatibility with both versions of the GPL because it has a "choice of law" section in section 7, which restricts legal disputes to a certain court. Another source of incompatibility is the different requirements.[2] has released its Windows Installer XML (WiX) developer tool, (WTL) and the FlexWiki engine under the CPL as Sourceforge projects. IBM, along with several people from academia, started CPL licensed COIN-OR projects [3] to provide free and open-source software relating to optimization and operational analysis. The initiative led to establishment of the COIN-OR Foundation. To reduce the number of open source licenses, IBM and agreed upon using solely the in the future.[4] Open Source Initiative therefore lists the Common Public License as deprecated and superseded by EPL. Common Public License 2

References

[1] List of DFSG approved Licenses (http:/ / wiki. debian. org/ DFSGLicenses#CommonPublicLicense. 28CPL. 29. 2CVersion1. 0)

[2] Various Licenses and Comments about Them - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF) (http:/ / www. . org/ licenses/ license-list. html#CommonPublicLicense10)

[3] http:/ / www. coin-or. org/ projects

[4] Mike Milinkovich - One Small Step Towards Reducing (http:/ / dev. eclipse. org/ blogs/ mike/ 2009/ 04/ 16/

one-small-step-towards-reducing-license-proliferation/ )

External links

• CPL Frequently Asked Questions (http:/ / www-106. . com/ developerworks/ library/ os-cplfaq. html)

• Open Source Initiative The CPL License (http:/ / www. opensource. org/ licenses/ cpl1. 0. )

• The CPL License from IBM (http:/ / www-128. ibm. com/ developerworks/ library/ os-cpl. html)

• The COIN-OR web page (http:/ / www. coin-or. org) Article Sources and Contributors 3 Article Sources and Contributors

Common Public License Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=422136498 Contributors: Animist, Asm4, Azrael Nightwalker, Billyoneal, Blauebirke, Captainm, Damian Yerrick, David Gerard, Dcarew, Edcolins, Esben, Eustress, Frap, Ghettoblaster, Gronky, Guaka, Holek, Icedog, Isilanes, Jeremy Visser, Julesd, Kate, Kl4m-AWB, LuisVilla, Lupin, Magnus.de, MarkusHagenlocher, Mike Capp, Nemnkim, Pengo, RossPatterson, Sebastian.Dietrich, Sky Diva, Superm401, TakuyaMurata, The Wild Falcon, Waldir, 19 anonymous edits License

Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported

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