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            <h1><a href="/licenses/tags/Open Source">#Open Source</a> Licenses</h1>
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                        <a href="/license/bsd-3-clause-license-(revised)"><b>BSD 3-Clause License (Revised)</b></a> <i>(101439)</i>
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                        <a href="/license/gnu-general-public-license-v2"><b>GNU General Public License v2.0 (GPL-2.0)</b></a> <i>(99747)</i>
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                        <a href="/license/bsd-2-clause-license-(freebsd)"><b>BSD 2-Clause License (FreeBSD/Simplified)</b></a> <i>(85003)</i>
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                        <a href="/license/gnu-lesser-general-public-license-v3-(lgpl-3)"><b>GNU Lesser General Public License v3 (LGPL-3.0)</b></a> <i>(82479)</i>
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                        <a href="/license/mozilla-public-license-2.0-(mpl-2)"><b>Mozilla Public License 2.0 (MPL-2.0)</b></a> <i>(52339)</i>
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                        <a href="/license/eclipse-public-license-1.0-(epl-1.0)"><b>Eclipse Public License 1.0 (EPL-1.0)</b></a> <i>(24838)</i>
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                        <a href="/license/creative-commons-attribution-(cc)"><b>Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY)</b></a> <i>(18923)</i>
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                        <a href="/license/common-development-and-distribution-license-(cddl-1.0)-explained"><b>Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL-1.0)</b></a> <i>(16804)</i>
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                        <a href="/license/-isc-license"><b> ISC License</b></a> <i>(14415)</i>
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                        <a href="/license/artistic-license-2.0-(artistic)"><b>Artistic License 2.0 (Artistic-2.0)</b></a> <i>(13282)</i>
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                        <a href="/license/boost-software-license-1.0-explained"><b>Boost Software License 1.0 (BSL-1.0)</b></a> <i>(10889)</i>
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                        <a href="/license/mozilla-public-license-1.0-(mpl-1.0)"><b>Mozilla Public License 1.0 (MPL-1.0)</b></a> <i>(9812)</i>
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                        <a href="/license/academic-free-license-3.0-(afl)"><b>Academic Free License 3.0 (AFL)</b></a> <i>(9060)</i>
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                        <a href="/license/mozilla-public-license-1.1-(mpl-1.1)"><b>Mozilla Public License 1.1 (MPL-1.1)</b></a> <i>(9012)</i>
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                        <a href="/license/apple-public-source-license-2.0-(apsl)"><b>Apple Public Source License 2.0 (APSL)</b></a> <i>(6855)</i>
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                        <a href="/license/creative-commons-attribution-sharealike-4.0-international-(cc-by-sa-4.0)"><b>Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)</b></a> <i>(5294)</i>
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                        <a href="/license/common-public-license-1.0-(cpl-1.0)"><b>Common Public License 1.0 (CPL-1.0)</b></a> <i>(5198)</i>
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                        <a href="/license/fair-license"><b>Fair License (Fair)</b></a> <i>(4859)</i>
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                        <a href="/license/ibm-public-license-1.0-(ipl)"><b>IBM Public License 1.0 (IPL)</b></a> <i>(4408)</i>
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                        <a href="/license/free-public-license-1.0.0"><b>Free Public License 1.0.0</b></a> <i>(4184)</i>
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                        <a href="/license/4-clause-bsd"><b>4-Clause BSD</b></a> <i>(4117)</i>
                        <p class="subtitle"><b>Code License</b> managed by <a href="/users/Oliver">Oliver</a></p>
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                        <a href="/license/the-json-license"><b>The JSON License</b></a> <i>(4000)</i>
                        <p class="subtitle"><b>Code License</b> managed by <a href="/users/DeanMarkTaylor">DeanMarkTaylor</a></p>
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                        <a href="/license/educational-community-license,-version-2.0-(ecl-2.0)"><b>Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (ECL-2.0)</b></a> <i>(3779)</i>
                        <p class="subtitle"><b>Code License</b> managed by <a href="/users/mrvisser">mrvisser</a></p>
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                        <a href="/license/ipa-font-license-(ipa)"><b>IPA Font License (IPA)</b></a> <i>(3536)</i>
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                        <a href="/license/attribution-assurance-license-(aal)"><b>Attribution Assurance License (AAL)</b></a> <i>(3440)</i>
                        <p class="subtitle"><b>Code License</b> managed by <a href="/users/Henry">Henry</a></p>
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                        <a href="/license/adaptive-public-license-1.0-(apl-1.0)"><b>Adaptive Public License 1.0 (APL-1.0)</b></a> <i>(3394)</i>
                        <p class="subtitle"><b>Code License</b> managed by <a href="/users/Henry">Henry</a></p>
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                        <a href="/license/universal-permissive-license-1.0-(upl-1.0)"><b>Universal Permissive License 1.0 (UPL-1.0)</b></a> <i>(3171)</i>
                        <p class="subtitle"><b>Code License</b> managed by <a href="/users/kevin">kevin</a></p>
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                        <a href="/license/very-simple-public-license-(vspl)"><b>Very Simple Public License (VSPL)</b></a> <i>(3087)</i>
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                        <a href="/license/creative-commons-public-license-(ccpl)"><b>Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC 2.0)</b></a> <i>(2743)</i>
                        <p class="subtitle"><b>Code License</b> managed by <a href="/users/piperchester">piperchester</a></p>
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                        <a href="/license/mitty"><b>MiTTY</b></a> <i>(2586)</i>
                        <p class="subtitle"><b>Code License</b> managed by <a href="/users/samtarling">samtarling</a></p>
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                        <a href="/license/mts"><b>Mts</b></a> <i>(1665)</i>
                        <p class="subtitle"><b>Code License</b> managed by <a href="/users/Mdavis1297">Mdavis1297</a></p>
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                        <a href="/license/sendmail-license"><b>Sendmail License</b></a> <i>(1452)</i>
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                        <a href="/license/hx711_spi"><b>hx711_SPI</b></a> <i>(1344)</i>
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                        <a href="/license/jared-m.f.-open-source-public-license"><b>Jared M.F. Open Source Public License</b></a> <i>(1025)</i>
                        <p class="subtitle"><b>Code License</b> managed by <a href="/users/JaredMF">JaredMF</a></p>
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                        <a href="/license/zed-license"><b>Zed License</b></a> <i>(997)</i>
                        <p class="subtitle"><b>Code License</b> managed by <a href="/users/aarena">aarena</a></p>
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                        <a href="/license/xskat-license"><b>XSkat License</b></a> <i>(912)</i>
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