The Sun Public License (SPL) is a software license that applies to some open-source software released by Sun Microsystems (such as NetBeans before the 5.5 version). It has been approved by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) as a free software license,[1] and by the Open Source Initiative (OSI) as an open source license. It is derived from the Mozilla Public License.

Sun Public License
AuthorSun Microsystems
SPDX identifierSPL-1.0
FSF approvedYes[1]
OSI approvedYes
GPL compatibleNo[1]

This license has been superseded by the Common Development and Distribution License, which is also derived from the MPL.

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  1. ^ a b c "Various Licenses and Comments about Them - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation".

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