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Distribution.License |

Portability | portable
Stability | alpha
Maintainer | Isaac Jones <ijones@syntaxpolice.org>

Description
The License datatype. For more information about these and other open-source licenses, you may visit http://www.opensource.org/. I am not a lawyer, but as a general guideline, most Haskell software seems to be released under a BSD3 license, which is very open and free. If you don't want to restrict the use of your software or its source code, use BSD3 or PublicDomain.
Synopsis

data License

= GPL
| LGPL
| BSD3
| BSD4
| PublicDomain
| AllRightsReserved
| OtherLicense

Documentation
data License

This datatype indicates the license under which your package is released. It is also wise to add your license to each source file using the license-file field. The `AllRightsReserved` constructor is not actually a license, but states that you are not giving anyone else a license to use or distribute your work. The comments below are general guidelines. Please read the licenses themselves and consult a lawyer if you are unsure of your rights to release the software.
Constructors

GPL | GNU Public License. Source code must accompany alterations.
LGPL | Lesser GPL, Less restrictive than GPL, useful for libraries.
BSD3 | 3-clause BSD license, newer, no advertising clause. Very free license.
BSD4 | 4-clause BSD license, older, with advertising clause.
PublicDomain | Holder makes no claim to ownership, least restrictive license.
AllRightsReserved | No rights are granted to others. Undistributable. Most restrictive.
OtherLicense | Some other license.

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