Template parameters edit

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox software licence in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox software licence

This template creates an infobox useful for summarizing common characteristics of Free Software and Open Source Software licences.
namename
title
Name of the licence.
Default
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imageimage
Logo, mascot or emblem for licence.
captioncaption
Caption for the image.
authorauthor
Person or an organization that created the licence.
versionversion
The version of the license.
copyrightcopyright
The copyright status of the software licence.
publisherpublisher
Person or organization who published the licence or claims copyright on the licence itself.
datedate
Date of publication of the licence.
spdxspdx
The SPDX identifier of the license. See the current license list for valid values.
Default
Fetched from Wikidata.
Debian approvedDebian approved
Yes if the licence is compatible with the Debian Free Software Guidelines, No if not. [Information on whether a given licence meets this criterion may be found either at Debian's The DFSG and Software Licenses or License information. (Please read both, as licences in one list may not be in the other.)]
FSF approvedFSF approved
Free Software
Yes if the licence meets The Free Software Definition, No if not. (Information on whether a given licence meets this criterion may be found at the FSF's Various Licenses and Comments about Them.)
OSI approvedOSI approved
Yes if the Open Source Initiative has approved the licence, No if not. (Information on whether a given licence meets this criterion may be found either at the OSI's Alphabetical list or the Categorical list.)
Fedora approvedFedora approved
Yes if the Fedora Project has approved the licence, Yes (content/documentation/font) if the approval is restricted to specific categories, No if not. (Information on whether a given licence meets this criterion may be found at Fedora Legal pages: Allowed, Not-Allowed.)
GPL compatibleGPL compatible
Yes if software licensed under the licence can be combined with software licensed under the GNU General Public License, No if not. (Information on whether a given licence meets this criterion may be found at the FSF's Various Licenses and Comments about Them.)
copyleftcopyleft
Yes if software licensed under the licence requires licensees to extend the same rights they received to others, No if not, or Partial if somewhere in the middle.
linkinglinking
Yes if software licensed under the licence can be linked with software licensed under other licences, No if not.
websitewebsite
Either the website for the licence, or the canonical URL for the licence text itself.
Default
Fetched from Wikidata.
qidqid
Wikidata item (QID) describing the license. Set to none to disable wikidata.
Default
The QID linked to the page.
deprecateddeprecated
Yes if the publisher has declared this license deprecated, obsolete, or superseded.
image sizeimage size
imagesize
image_size
Override the image size. You should not be using it.
altalt
alt text
Default
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Usage edit

{{Infobox software licence
| name            = 
| image           = 
| caption         = 
| author          = 
| version         = 
| publisher       = 
| date            = 
| spdx            = 
| OSI approved    = Yes or No or n/a
| Debian approved = Yes or No or n/a
| FSF approved    = Yes or No or n/a
| GPL compatible  = Yes or No
| copyleft        = Yes or No or Partial
| linking         = Yes or No
| website         = 
| deprecated      = 
}}

Examples edit

GPL 3.0 edit

GNU General Public License
AuthorFree Software Foundation
Latest version3
PublisherFree Software Foundation, Inc.
Published29 June 2007
SPDX identifierGPL-3.0-only
Debian FSG compatibleYes
FSF approvedYes
OSI approvedYes
GPL compatibleYes
CopyleftYes
Linking from code with a different licenceNo
Websitewww.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
{{Infobox software licence
| name            = GNU General Public License
| image           = 
| caption         = GNU GPLv3 Logo
| author          = [[Free Software Foundation]]
| version         = 3
| copyright       = Free Software Foundation, Inc.
| date            = 29 June 2007
| spdx            = GPL-3.0-only
| OSI approved    = Yes
| Debian approved = Yes
| FSF approved    = Yes
| GPL compatible  = Yes
| copyleft        = Yes
| linking         = No
| website         = {{URL|http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html}}
}}

LGPL 1.0 edit

GNU Lesser General Public License
The GNU logo
AuthorFree Software Foundation
Latest version1.0
PublisherFree Software Foundation
Published1991
Debian FSG compatibleYes
FSF approvedYes
OSI approvedYes
GPL compatibleYes
CopyleftYes
Linking from code with a different licenceYes
{{Infobox software licence
| name            = GNU Lesser General Public License
| image           = [[Image:Heckert GNU white.svg|160px]]
| caption         = The GNU logo
| author          = [[Free Software Foundation]]
| version         = 1.0
| copyright       = Free Software Foundation
| date            = 1991
| OSI approved    = Yes
| Debian approved = Yes
| FSF approved    = Yes
| GPL compatible  = Yes
| copyleft        = Yes
| linking         = Yes
}}