RealNetworks Public Source License

Summary

The RealNetworks Public Source License (RPSL) is a software licence. It has been approved as a free software licence by both Free Software Foundation[2] and Open Source Initiative[3] (OSI), but it is incompatible with the GPL[2] and the Debian Free Software Guidelines.[1]

RealNetworks Public Source License
AuthorRealNetworks
SPDX identifierRPSL-1.0
Debian FSG compatibleNo [1]
FSF approvedYes [2]
OSI approvedYes [3]
GPL compatibleNo [2]
CopyleftYes
Linking from code with a different licenceYes

The RPSL is used by the Helix project.[why?]

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  1. ^ a b "The DFSG and Software Licenses". RPSL, licenses that is DFSG-incompatible.
  2. ^ a b c d "FSF's licence list". The RPSL is a free software license that is GPL-incompatible for a number of reasons...
  3. ^ a b "Open Source Licenses by Category". 19 September 2006. RPSL, Open Source Licenses which have successfully gone through the approval process and comply with the Open Source Definition.

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  • RealNetworks Public Source License text