Understanding software licenses doesn't need to be scary

{ Because humans should be able to understand licenses, not only attorneys. }

{ Build a link to a personalized license page }

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Search

Use the input above to search your license.

If it's missing, you can add it.

Display

Append the #license-<license-name> to the url to display the license content.

Use the querystring parameters to fill your data in the license output.

Explain

This site provides paragraph-by-paragraph human-readable explanations, maintained by the community. You can contribute too!

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Community

Thanks to the open-source community, the license explanations can be edited by anyone.

Add a new license

If you can't find the license you're searching, feel free to add it.

Explain licenses

This site provides paragraph-by-paragraph human-readable explanations, maintained by the community. You can contribute too!

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