Erlang Public License: Difference between revisions

Erlang Public License
Author	Ericsson
Latest version	1.1
Publisher	Ericsson
SPDX identifier	ErlPL-1.1
FSF approved	No
OSI approved	No
Copyleft	Limited
Website	www.erlang.org/EPLICENSE

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The Erlang Public License is a computer software license, which was applied to some older Erlang programming language source code. It is a derivative work of the Mozilla Public License,^[1] containing terms which differ from MPL, mainly in terms of jurisdiction. The license was constructed in accordance with the laws of Sweden.^{[citation needed]}

Change of Apache License 2.0[edit]

On June 12, 2015, Ericsson announced at the Erlang User Conference 2015^[2] that starting with the subsequent major release, Erlang/OTP 18.0,^[3] Erlang/OTP source code would be released under terms of the Apache License 2.0.

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^ "About - Erlang/OTP".
^ News from the OTP Team http://www.erlang-factory.com/static/upload/media/1434558750592554otpnewseuc2015.pdf
^ "erlang.org/news". Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.

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[1] "About - Erlang/OTP".

[2] News from the OTP Team http://www.erlang-factory.com/static/upload/media/1434558750592554otpnewseuc2015.pdf

[3] "erlang.org/news". Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.

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-The '''Erlang Public License''' is a deprecated computer [[software license]] applied to the [[Erlang programming language]]. It is a derivative work of the [[Mozilla Public License]],<ref>http://www.erlang.org/about.html</ref> containing terms which differ from MPL, mainly in terms of jurisdiction. The license is constructed in accordance with the [[Law of Sweden|laws of Sweden]].
+The '''Erlang Public License''' is a computer [[software license]], which was applied to some older [[Erlang programming language]] source code. It is a derivative work of the [[Mozilla Public License]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.erlang.org/about.html|title = About - Erlang/OTP}}</ref> containing terms which differ from MPL, mainly in terms of jurisdiction. The license was constructed in accordance with the [[Law of Sweden|laws of Sweden]].{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
-== Change to Apache License 2.0 ==
+== Change of Apache License 2.0 ==
-On June 12, 2015, [[Ericsson]] has announced at the Erlang User Conference 2015<ref>News from the OTP Team http://www.erlang-factory.com/static/upload/media/1434558750592554otpnewseuc2015.pdf</ref> that from the next major release, [[Erlang programming language|Erlang/OTP]] 18.0, it will start to ship Erlang/OTP under [[Apache License|Apache License 2.0]].
+On June 12, 2015, [[Ericsson]] announced at the Erlang User Conference 2015<ref>News from the OTP Team http://www.erlang-factory.com/static/upload/media/1434558750592554otpnewseuc2015.pdf</ref> that starting with the subsequent major release, [[Erlang programming language|Erlang/OTP]] 18.0,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.erlang.org/news |title=erlang.org/news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626145842/http://www.erlang.org/news |archive-date=2015-06-26 }}</ref> Erlang/OTP source code would be released under terms of the [[Apache License|Apache License 2.0]].
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 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120607165043/http://www.erlang.org/static/download/EPL1x0-explained.html Erlang Public License explained]
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+[[Category:Copyleft software licenses]]