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Licenses

Open Source Licensing at OSGeo

OSGeo projects are freely available and useable under an OSI-certified open source license. For more information on approved licenses, see opensource.org.

Distribution

Distribution Licenses

OSGeo offers a standard license for projects contributed directly to the foundation:

OSGeo BSD-3 License V1.0

The OSGeo BSD-3 License provides a permissive open source license for projects under the foundation.

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Contributors

Contributor License Agreements

OSGeo projects accepting contributions use procedures tailored to individual initiatives. Two primary contributor agreements are available, derived from the Apache code contribution licenses:

Individual Contributor License Agreement V1.0

For individual contributors submitting code or documentation to OSGeo projects.

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Software Grant and Corporate Contributor License Agreement V1.0

For organizations contributing code or granting software to OSGeo projects.

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More Information

Open Source Initiative

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