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Apache Licence 2.0

Apache 2.0

Steward: Apache Software FoundationJurisdiction: InternationalPublished: 2004Original licence text

Permissive open-source code licence with explicit patent grant and contributor licence terms.

Apache 2.0 is a permissive open-source licence comparable to MIT but with two notable additions: an explicit grant of patent rights from contributors to users, and explicit contributor-licence-agreement language. The patent grant in particular is what distinguishes Apache 2.0 from MIT for projects with patent-sensitive contributors.