Not-Allowed Licenses

CC-BY-NC-ND-3.0

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 Unported

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

LicenseRef-IBMsample

IBM Sample Code License

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/IBM_Sample_Code_License

Use restrictions

LicenseRef-pine

Pine License

http://www.washington.edu/pine/overview/legal.html https://enterprise.dejacode.com/licenses/public/pine/?_list_filters=q%3Dpine#license-text

SSPL-1.0

Server Side Public License v1 (SSPL)

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/SSPL

CC-BY-NC-3.0-DE

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Germany

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/de/legalcode

LicenseRef-Glyphicons

https://glyphicons.com/license/

LicenseRef-tpl-1.0

Terracotta Public License 1.0

http://svn.terracotta.org/svn/ehcache/tags/ehcache-2.9.0/distribution/src/main/assembly/root/licenses/EHCACHE-TERRACOTTA-LICENSE.txt

Attribution requirements are burdensome, unclear, and potentially impossible to comply with (Section 14)

LicenseRef-HSNCL

https://github.com/andrastantos/cray-sim/blob/ac26629e290288964c9721adff980a55415a70c4/LICENSE

JSON

JSON License

http://www.json.org/license.html

The clause "The Software shall be used for Good, not Evil." is impossible to parse or comply with.

LicenseRef-lha

lha license

http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/non-free/l/lha/current/copyright

LicenseRef-DIP-SIPA-font

DIP SIPA Font License

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/DIP_SIPA_Font_License

Restrictions on modification

LicenseRef-Spin

Spin Commercial License

http://www.spinroot.com/spin/spin_license.html

LicenseRef-MS-.NET-Library-2014

OSLC-2.0

OCLC Public Research License 2.0

http://opensource.org/licenses/oclc2.php

Appears to limit the price at which a copy can be charged, not just simply prohibiting imposition of royalties.

CC-BY-NC-SA-2.0-FR

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 France

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/fr/legalcode

CC-BY-NC-ND-3.0-DE

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 Germany

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/de/legalcode

LicenseRef-NPSL-0.94

Nmap Public Source License Version 0.92 (NPSL)

https://nmap.org/npsl/npsl-annotated.html https://svn.nmap.org/nmap/LICENSE

The "Proprietary software companies" text in the preamble is a field of use restriction.

gSOAP-1.3b

gSOAP Public License

http://www.cs.fsu.edu/~engelen/license.html

Please note that while the "gSOAP Public License" is non-free, the "gSOAP Toolkit" is dual licensed as GPLv2 or gSOAP Public License.

LicenseRef-cmigemo

C/Migemo License

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/CMigemo

LicenseRef-sgi-glx-1.0

SGI GLX Public License 1.0

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/GLX_Public_License

All GLX code now uses Free B 2.0

LicenseRef-unrar

unrar license

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Unrar

Use restrictions, forced removal clause, see license page for details

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode

CC-BY-NC-4.0

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode

LicenseRef-Larabie-font

Larabie Fonts License

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/LarabieFontsLicense

Cannot modify

LicenseRef-ARM-SDK

License Agreement for Application Response Measurement (ARM) SDK

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/ApplicationResponseMeasurementSDKLicense

LicenseRef-wrk

LicenseRef-OpenMotif

Open Motif Public End User License

http://www.opengroup.org/openmotif/license/

Commercial use restrictions

CC-BY-NC-ND-1.0

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 1.0 Generic

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/legalcode

LicenseRef-Literat-font

Literat Font License

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/LiteratFontLicense

Cannot modify

Artistic-1.0-Perl

Artistic 1.0 (original)

http://www.perl.com/pub/a/language/misc/Artistic.html

See: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#ArtisticLicense

CC-BY-NC-3.0

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode

LicenseRef-SystemC-3.0

SystemC Open Source License

http://www.systemc.org/about/org_docs/license/ http://web.archive.org/web/20111128143257/http://www.systemc.org/about/org_docs/license/

link broken, last time this page was recorded was before Accellera acquisition.

OCCT-exception-1.0

Open CASCADE Technology Public License

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Open_CASCADE_Technology_Public_License

LicenseRef-agere-sla

Agere LT Modem Driver License

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Agere_LT_Modem_Driver_License

This license is non-free. A copy of this license was obtained from http://www.mepis.org/node/10356 and is preserved here for reference.

LicenseRef-Siren14

Siren14 License Agreement

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Siren14_Licensing_Agreement

APL-1.0

Adaptive Public License

http://opensource.org/licenses/apl1.0.php

LicenseRef-ISO-8879

LicenseRef-qmail

qmail License

http://cr.yp.to/qmail/dist.html

deprecated, qmail is now public domain

LicenseRef-CoreMark-Pro

https://github.com/eembc/coremark-pro/blob/main/LICENSE.md

LicenseRef-paul-hsieh-exposition

Paul Hsieh Exposition License

http://www.azillionmonkeys.com/qed/license-exposition.html

CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode

CC-BY-NC-1.0

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 1.0 Generic

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/1.0/legalcode

LicenseRef-sun-rpc

Sun RPC License

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/SunRPC

Restrictions on modification, distribution

EFL-1.0

Eiffel Forum License 1.0

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Eiffel_Forum_License_V1

LicenseRef-paul-hsieh-derivative

Paul Hsieh Derivative License

http://www.azillionmonkeys.com/qed/license-derivative.html

FDK-AAC

Fraunhofer FDK AAC License

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/FDK-AAC

MS-LPL

LicenseRef-ubuntu-font-1.0

Ubuntu Font License

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/UbuntuFontLicense

Poorly written, cannot actually use fonts

LicenseRef-mcrae-pl-4-r53

McRae General Public License

https://pgl.yoyo.org/license/

Commercial use restrictions

LicenseRef-squeak

Squeak License

http://squeak.org/SqueakLicense/ https://enterprise.dejacode.com/licenses/public/squeak/?_list_filters=q%3Dsqueak#license-text

link broken

LicenseRef-NasaCDF

NASA CDF License

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/NasaCDF

Commercial use restrictions, poorly worded

CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0-IGO

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo/legalcode

CC-BY-NC-ND-2.0

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 2.0 Generic

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/legalcode

CC-BY-NC-SA-2.0

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode

APSL-1.0

Apple Public Source License 1.0

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Apple_Public_Source_License_1.0

This license is non-free. At one point, it could be found at http://www.opensource.apple.com/apsl/1.0.txt, but that link now redirects to APSL 2.0. A copy of the license text has been taken from archive.org’s October 01, 2007 revision.

LicenseRef-9wm

9wm License (Original)

http://unauthorised.org/dhog/9wm/README

The argument that there’s a strongly-implied right to modify is unlikely to fly in many countries outside the US. NOTE: 9wm has since been relicensed to MIT.

OGTSL

Open Group Test Suite License

http://opensource.org/licenses/opengroup.php

Same flaws as Artistic 1.0

LicenseRef-helix

Helix DNA Technology Binary Research Use License

https://helixcommunity.org/beula/ https://enterprise.dejacode.com/licenses/public/helix/?_list_filters=q%3Dhelix#license-text

No source permissions, binary EULA broken link

LicenseRef-IEEE-2017

LicenseRef-SunBCL

Sun Binary Code License Agreement

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Sun_Binary_Code_License_Agreement

Non-free, unless resolved with Supplemental License Terms. There are many variants of this, but this is more of a generic identifier

LicenseRef-UPX

https://github.com/upx/upx/blob/1a9128a473c4efa5006cc501d0f418e366b5f016/LICENSE

CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

CC-BY-NC-ND-2.5

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 2.5 Generic

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/legalcode

LicenseRef-sun-ssscfr-1.1

Sun Solaris Source Code (Foundation Release) License

http://www.mibsoftware.com/librock/librock/license/ssscfr.txt

Zimbra-1.3

Zimbra Public License 1.3

http://www.zimbra.com/license/zimbra-public-license-1-3.html

Badgeware clause does not make allowances for modifications in which it is not technically possible to preserve a 'logo', we must assume this provision constitutes an undue burden on the right of modification.

APSL-1.2

Apple Public Source License 1.2

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Apple_Public_Source_License_1.2

This license is non-free. It used to live at http://www.opensource.apple.com/apsl/1.2.txt, but Apple has taken down all copies of the APSL prior to 2.0. This copy was taken from archive.org’s copy from April 15, 2008.

CPOL-1.02

CodeProject Open License (CPOL)

http://www.codeproject.com/info/cpol10.aspx

Unacceptable use restrictions

LicenseRef-stanford-mrouted

mrouted license (old)

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/mrouted

LicenseRef-odl

Open Directory License

http://dmoz.org/license.html https://enterprise.dejacode.com/licenses/public/odl/#license-text

link broken

LicenseRef-MS-ss-cli

Microsoft’s Shared Source CLI/C#/Jscript License

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Microsoft_Shared_Source_License

LicenseRef-Unicode-legacy-source-code

LicenseRef-uofu-rfpl

University of Utah Public License

http://www.cs.utah.edu/~gk/teem/txt/LICENSE.txt https://enterprise.dejacode.com/licenses/public/uofu-rfpl/#license-text

link broken

ODC-By-1.0

YPL-1.0

Yahoo Public License 1.0

http://www.zimbra.com/license/yahoo_public_license_1.0.html

CC-BY-NC-SA-2.0-UK

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 England and Wales

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/legalcode

LicenseRef-unsplash

Unsplash License

https://unsplash.com/license

Some use restrictions

LicenseRef-Intel

Intel IPW3945 Daemon License

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Intel_IPW3945_Daemon_License

No source permissions, binary EULA

SGI-B-1.0

SGI Free Software License B 1.1 or older

http://oss.sgi.com/projects/FreeB/ https://enterprise.dejacode.com/licenses/public/sgi-fslb-1.0/?_list_filters=q%3Dsgi#license-text

Version 2.0 is MIT, free and GPL compat.

LicenseRef-SCSL

Sun Community Source License

http://www.sun.com/software/communitysource/

Note as of 2022: link now link broken and webarchive not helpful, but kept here anyway

LicenseRef-hessla

Hacktivismo Enhanced-Source Software License Agreement

http://www.hacktivismo.com/about/hessla.php https://enterprise.dejacode.com/licenses/public/hessla/?_list_filters=q%3Dhacktivismo#license-text

broken link

CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0-DE

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Germany

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/de/legalcode

CC-BY-NC-2.0

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/legalcode

LicenseRef-cc-nc-sampling-plus-1.0

Creative Commons Sampling Plus 1.0

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/sampling+/1.0/legalcode

RPL-1.0

Reciprocal Public License

https://opensource.org/licenses/rpl1.0 https://opensource.org/licenses/RPL-1.5

LicenseRef-scilab-en-2005

Scilab License (OLD)

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Scilab_License_Old

Current versions of Scilab use the CeCILL license

LicenseRef-Metasploit-1.2

Metasploit Framework License (pre 2006)

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Metasploit_Framework_License

CC-BY-NC-2.5

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 Generic

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/legalcode

CC-BY-NC-SA-2.5

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Generic

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/legalcode

LicenseRef-OpenMusic-yellow

LinuxTag Yellow OpenMusic License

http://openmusic.linuxtag.org/yellow.html

Commercial use restrictions

Aladdin

Aladdin Free Public License

http://www.artifex.com/downloads/doc/Public.htm

Frameworx-1.0

Frameworx License

http://opensource.org/licenses/frameworx.php

Non-free due to the limitation on charging for "Value-Added Services"

Watcom-1.0

Sybase Open Watcom Public License 1.0

http://opensource.org/licenses/sybase.php

OPUBL-1.0

Open Publication License, v1.0

CC-BY-NC-ND-3.0-IGO

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 IGO

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/legalcode

APSL-1.1

Apple Public Source License 1.1

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Apple_Public_Source_License_1.1

This license is non-free. It used to be available here: http://www.opensource.apple.com/apsl/1.1.txt, but that now only points to APSL 2.0. A copy was taken from archive.org’s snapshot from September 01, 2000.

LicenseRef-osgi-spec-2.0

OSGi Specification License

http://www.osgi.org/Main/OSGiSpecificationLicense

Forbids modification

LicenseRef-msntp

MSNTP License

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/MSNTP

Commercial use restrictions

RSCPL

Ricoh Source Code Public License

http://opensource.org/licenses/ricohpl.php

LicenseRef-aptana-1.0

Aptana Public License

http://aptana.com/legal/apl/ https://enterprise.dejacode.com/licenses/public/aptana-1.0/?_list_filters=q%3Daptana#license-text

No permission to redistribute broken link

LicenseRef-GPL-2.0-or-later- WITH -UPX

https://github.com/upx/upx/blob/1a9128a473c4efa5006cc501d0f418e366b5f016/LICENSE

LicenseRef-TORQUE

TORQUE v2.5+ Software License v1.0

Commercial use restriction. No link or license text found for v1.0 (v1.1 is allowed in Fedora)

NASA-1.3

NASA Open Source Agreement v1.3

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/NASA_Open_Source_Agreement

LicenseRef-AMAP

AMAP License

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/AMAP_License

Additional restrictions are non-free and GPL incompatible

CC-BY-NC-SA-1.0

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1.0 Generic

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/legalcode

LicenseRef-CACert

CACert Root Distribution License

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/CACert_Root_Distribution_License

Liability disclaimer is actually use restriction

LicenseRef-mame

MAME License

http://mamedev.org/legal.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140209072501/http://mamedev.org/legal.html

Commercial use restrictions. (project appears to have switched to GPLv2)

LicenseRef-amazon-sl

Amazon Software License

http://aws.amazon.com/asl/

Section 3.3 is a clear field-of-use restriction

LicenseRef-commons-clause

Commons Clause

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/CommonsClause

Commercial use restrictions

LicenseRef-iTunes

Apple iTunes License

http://images.apple.com/legal/sla/docs/itunes.pdf

No source related permissions

OPL-1.0

Open Public License

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/Open_Public_License

LicenseRef-frontier-1.0

Frontier Artistic License

http://www.spinwardstars.com/frontier/fal.html https://enterprise.dejacode.com/licenses/public/frontier-1.0/?_list_filters=q%3Dfrontier#license-text

Non-free for the same reasons as regular Artistic 1.0 License broken link

EUPL-1.0

European Union Public License v1.0

http://ec.europa.eu/idabc/eupl

Non-free due to Article 13.

BUSL-1.1

LicenseRef-STREAM

https://www.cs.virginia.edu/stream/FTP/Code/LICENSE.txt

LicenseRef-quicktime

Apple Quicktime License

http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/quicktime.html

No source related permissions

LicenseRef-IBM-BIND

LicenseRef-OpenFlow

Originally used by the OpenFlow project and later adopted by Mininet. Tolerated in OpenvSwitch and related packages existing in Fedora as of 2022-06-27.

LicenseRef-W3C-20150201

W3C Documentation License

http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/copyright-documents

Does not permit modification, different from W3C Software License

LicenseRef-free-fork

University of Washington Free Fork License

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/UofWFreeFork

No longer used