Template:Infobox software license/doc

This template creates an infobox useful for summarizing common characteristics of Free Software and Open Source Software licenses.

Usage


Parameters
All parameters are optional.


 * author: person or an organization that created the license
 * version: version of the license, if any
 * date: date of publication of the license
 * OSI approved:  if the Open Source Initiative has approved the license,   if not. (Information on whether a given license meets this criterion may be found either at the OSI's Alphabetical list or the Categorical list)
 * Debian approved:  if the license is compatible with the Debian Free Software Guidelines,   if not. (Information on whether a given license meets this criterion may be found either at Debian's The DFSG and Software Licenses or License information (Please read both, as licenses in one list may not be in the other) )
 * FSF approved:  if the license meets The Free Software Definition,   if not. (Information on whether a given license meets this criterion may be found at the FSF's [//www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html Various Licenses and Comments about Them])
 * GPL compatible:  if software licensed under the license can be combined with software licensed under the GNU General Public License,   if not. (Information on whether a given license meets this criterion may be found at the FSF's [//www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html Various Licenses and Comments about Them])
 * copyleft:  if software licensed under the license requires licensees to extend the same rights they received to others,   if not, or   if somewhere in the middle.
 * linking:  if software licensed under the license can be linked with software licensed under other licenses,   if not.
 * publisher: person or organization who published the license or claims copyright on the license itself.
 * name: name of the license.
 * image: logo, mascot or emblem for license. Must take the form of an image reference (e.g., [[Image:something.jpg]].
 * caption: caption for the image.
 * website: either the website for the license, or the canonical URL for the license text itself.

LGPL 1.0


Template Data
{	"description": "An infobox on software licenses", "params": { "name": { "description": "name of the license", "type": "string" },		"image": { "description": "logo, mascot or emblem for license.", "type": "wiki-file-name" },		"caption": { "description": "Caption for the image", "type": "string" },		"author": { "description": "person or an organization that created the license", "type": "string" },		"version": { "description": "The version of the software", "type": "string" },		"copyright": { "description": "The copyright status of the software license", "type": "string" },		"publisher": { "description": "person or organization who published the license or claims copyright on the license itself.", "type": "string" },		"date": { "description": "date of publication of the license", "type": "string" },		"Debian approved": { "description": "Yes if the license is compatible with the Debian Free Software Guidelines, otherwise no.", "type": "string" },		"FSF approved": { "description": "Yes if the license meets The Free Software Definition, otherwise no.", "type": "string" },		"OSI approved": { "description": "Yes if the Open Source Initiative has approved the license, No if not.", "type": "string" },		"GPL compatible": { "description": "Yes if software licensed under the license can be combined with software licensed under the GNU General Public License, No if not.", "type": "string" },		"copyleft": { "description": "Yes if software licensed under the license requires licensees to extend the same rights they received to others, No if not, or Partial if somewhere in the middle.", "type": "string" },		"linking": { "description": "Yes if software licensed under the license can be linked with software licensed under other licenses, No if not.", "type": "string" },		"website": { "description": "The website of the license, if it exists.", "type": "string" }	} }