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Common Public Attribution License

Software license

Software license

The Common Public Attribution License ("CPAL") is a free software license approved by the Open Source Initiative in 2007.{{cite web

The CPAL also adds the following section discussing "network use" which triggers copyleft provisions when running CPAL licensed code on a network service and this way closing the so-called ASP loophole:

The Debian project found the license to be incompatible with its Free Software Guidelines (DFSG) because of its attribution requirement.

References

References

  1. [[Mozilla]], ''MPL FAQ'', https://www.mozilla.org/MPL/mpl-faq.html {{Webarchive. link. (2011-12-31)
  2. "DFSGLicenses - Debian Wiki".
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