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Microsoft Public License

Summary

Microsoft Public License is a free software license[1]. It draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (free_software_license category, ranking #10 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • Microsoft Public License authored Microsoft[3].
  • Microsoft Public License's instance of is recorded as free software license[4].
  • Microsoft Public License's Commons category is recorded as Microsoft Public License[5].
  • Microsoft Public License's publication date is recorded as +2005-10-18T00:00:00Z[6].
  • Microsoft Public License's approved by is recorded as Q48413[7].
  • Microsoft Public License's approved by is recorded as Open Source Initiative[8].
  • Microsoft Public License's approved by is recorded as Copyfree Initiative[9].
  • Microsoft Public License's official website is recorded as https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff648068.aspx[10].
  • Microsoft Public License's work available at URL is recorded as https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff648068.aspx[11].
  • Microsoft Public License's work available at URL is recorded as https://opensource.org/licenses/ms-pl.html[12].
  • Microsoft Public License's work available at URL is recorded as http://www.microsoft.com/japan/resources/sharedsource/licensingbasics/permissivelicense.mspx[13].
  • Microsoft Public License's topic has template is recorded as Template:MS-PL[14].
  • Microsoft Public License's short name is recorded as MS-PL[15].
  • Microsoft Public License's first line is recorded as This license governs use of the accompanying software. If you use the software, you accept this license. If you do not accept the license, do not use the software.[16].
  • Microsoft Public License's SPDX license ID is recorded as MS-PL[17].
  • Microsoft Public License's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/120p4tb2[18].
  • Microsoft Public License's last line is recorded as (E) The software is licensed "as-is." You bear the risk of using it. The contributors give no express warranties, guarantees or conditions. You may have additional consumer rights under your local laws which this license cannot change. To the extent permitted under your local laws, the contributors exclude the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.[19].

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Works and Contributions

Microsoft Public License authored Microsoft[3].

Why It Matters

Microsoft Public License draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (free_software_license category, ranking #10 of 14).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . danesecooper.blogs.com. danesecooper.blogs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . gnu.org. gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SPDX License List. Retrieved . opensource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . copyfree.org. copyfree.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SPDX License List. Retrieved . spdx.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Microsoft Public License. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/microsoft-public-license
MLA “Microsoft Public License.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/microsoft-public-license.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_microsoft-public-license_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Microsoft Public License}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/microsoft-public-license}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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