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Academic Free License 3.0Lawrence Rosen · 2005A permissive license with explicit patent grant language, often discussed alongside OSL from the same author.AFL-3.0PermissiveLawrence Rosen2005Apache License 2.0Apache Software Foundation · 2004A widely-used permissive license with an explicit patent grant, used across much of the open source ecosystem.Apache-2.0PermissiveApache Software Foundation2004Artistic License 2.0Perl Foundation / open source community · 2006A flexible license balancing free redistribution with a structured approach to modified versions; common in Perl ecosystems.Artistic-2.0PermissivePerl Foundation / open source community2006Boost Software License 1.0Boost community · 2003A short permissive license popular in C++ libraries because of its simplicity and explicit redistribution grant.BSL-1.0PermissiveBoost community2003BSD 2-Clause LicenseUniversity of California / BSD tradition · 1999A simple permissive BSD license with attribution and disclaimer, but without the advertising clause.BSD-2-ClausePermissiveUniversity of California / BSD tradition1999BSD 3-Clause LicenseUniversity of California / BSD tradition · 1999The common modern BSD license with attribution, disclaimer and a non-endorsement clause.BSD-3-ClausePermissiveUniversity of California / BSD tradition1999BSD 4-Clause LicenseUniversity of California / BSD tradition · 1980sThe historical BSD license variant including the old advertising clause; less convenient, but important to archive.BSD-4-ClausePermissiveUniversity of California / BSD tradition1980sBSD Zero Clause LicenseSPDX / community usage · 2016An extremely permissive “public-domain-like” BSD variant with essentially no conditions beyond warranty disclaimer.0BSDPermissiveSPDX / community usage2016Creative Commons Attribution 4.0Creative Commons · 2013The standard permissive license for cultural works, documentation and open data. Any use is allowed as long as the author is credited.CC-BY-4.0PermissiveCreative Commons2013Creative Commons Zero 1.0 UniversalCreative Commons · 2009A public-domain dedication instrument widely used for code snippets, data, test fixtures and reference material.CC0-1.0PermissiveCreative Commons2009ISC LicenseInternet Systems Consortium · 1990sA concise permissive license often described as functionally similar to simplified BSD and MIT forms.ISCPermissiveInternet Systems Consortium1990sMIT LicenseMassachusetts Institute of Technology (historical form) · 1980sThe most common short permissive license: minimal obligations, broad reuse rights, and near-universal tooling support.MITPermissiveMassachusetts Institute of Technology (historical form)1980sPostgreSQL LicensePostgreSQL Global Development Group · 1996A permissive license in the BSD tradition, closely associated with PostgreSQL and related tools.PostgreSQLPermissivePostgreSQL Global Development Group1996Python License 2.0Python Software Foundation · 2001The permissive PSF-family license associated with Python releases and parts of the Python ecosystem.Python-2.0PermissivePython Software Foundation2001The UnlicensePublic domain dedication form · 2010A public-domain-style dedication with fallback license text for jurisdictions where pure public domain is uncertain.UnlicensePermissivePublic domain dedication form2010University of Illinois/NCSA Open Source LicenseUniversity of Illinois / NCSA · 2004A permissive academic-origin license used by notable infrastructure and compiler projects.NCSAPermissiveUniversity of Illinois / NCSA2004zlib LicenseJean-loup Gailly / Mark Adler tradition · 1995A short permissive license frequently used in compression, graphics and systems libraries.ZlibPermissiveJean-loup Gailly / Mark Adler tradition1995