Aladdin Free Public License

Aladdin Free Public License

Infobox software license
name = Aladdin Free Public License


caption =
author =
version = 9
copyright = Aladdin Enterprises
date = September 18, 2000
OSI approved = No
Debian approved = No
Free Software = No
GPL compatible = No
copyleft =
linking =
The Aladdin Free Public License, abbreviated AFPL, is a license written by L. Peter Deutsch for his Ghostscript PostScript language interpreter. It was derived from the GNU General Public License, but differs on two key points:
* The source code must be included with any software distribution.
* The software may not be sold, including any fees involved with distribution.

Deutsch chose to include a commercial restriction in the AFPL based on his observation of people including Ghostscript in commercial products without full license compliance. [cite web | url = http://devlinux.org/deutsch-interview.html | title = L. Peter Deutsch in conversation with Stig Hackvän | accessdate = 2007-07-21 | author = [http://brainofstig.ai/ Stig Hackvän] | year = 1998 | month = October | format = CD-ROM | work = Dr Dobb's Journal | publisher = [http://www.cmp.com/ CMP Media LLC] | language = English | quote = As you recall, I promised Stallman that I would continue to distribute Ghostscript with the GNU license. But I saw a number of companies bundling Ghostscript with commercial products while just barely complying with the letter of the GNU license, so I decided that I did not want to make Ghostscript as available for commercial distribution as it would be with the GNU license.] Recent versions of Ghostscript are not licensed under the AFPL. [cite web | url = http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost | title = Ghostscript, Ghostview and GSview | accessdate = 2007-07-21 /]

See also

* Dual-licensing

References

External links

* [http://www.artifex.com/downloads/doc/Public.htm Aladdin Free Public License (original text)]


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