ISC license

permissive free software license originally published by the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC)
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ISC license

Summary

ISC license is a permissive free software license[1]. It draws 705 Wikipedia views per month (permissive_free_software_license category, ranking #2 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • ISC license authored Internet Systems Consortium[3].
  • ISC license's instance of is recorded as permissive free software license[4].
  • ISC license's instance of is recorded as OSI-approved license[5].
  • Internet Systems Consortium is named after ISC license[6].
  • ISC license's Commons category is recorded as ISC License[7].
  • ISC license was released on 1995[8].
  • ISC license's approved by is recorded as Q48413[9].
  • ISC license's approved by is recorded as Open Source Initiative[10].
  • ISC license's approved by is recorded as The Debian Project[11].
  • ISC license's approved by is recorded as Copyfree Initiative[12].
  • ISC license's approved by is recorded as OpenBSD Foundation[13].
  • ISC license's official website is recorded as https://www.isc.org/licenses/[14].
  • ISC license's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Software using the ISC license[15].
  • ISC license's work available at URL is recorded as https://opensource.org/licenses/ISC[16].
  • ISC license's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.isc.org/licenses/[17].
  • ISC license's work available at URL is recorded as https://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/share/misc/license.template?rev=HEAD[18].
  • ISC license's work available at URL is recorded as https://copyfree.org/content/standard/licenses/isc/license.txt[19].
  • ISC license's topic has template is recorded as Template:ISC[20].
  • ISC license's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ISC'}[21].
  • ISC license's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'ISC'}[22].
  • ISC license's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Copyright © 2004-2013 by Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. (“ISC”)'}[23].
  • ISC license's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND ISC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL ISC BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.'}[24].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include permissive free software license[4] and OSI-approved license[5].

Origins

Internet Systems Consortium is named after ISC license[6].

Why It Matters

ISC license draws 705 Wikipedia views per month (permissive_free_software_license category, ranking #2 of 14).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . gnu.org. gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . isc.org. Retrieved . isc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . gnu.org. gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SPDX License List. Retrieved . opensource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Debian Free Software Guidelines. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . copyfree.org. copyfree.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . openbsd.org. openbsd.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . spdx.org. Retrieved . spdx.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after Internet Systems Consortium
    Topic has template Template:ISC
    Official website https://www.isc.org/licenses/
    Author Internet Systems Consortium
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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