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Microsoft Public License

open source license by Microsoft
Thing free_software_license Q15477153

Facts

10 properties
Instance of
free software license
Author
Microsoft[2]
Publication date
October 18, 2005[3]
Official website
msdn.microsoft.com[7]
Short name
MS-PL[9]
Approved by
Free Software Foundation, Open Source Initiative, Copyfree Initiative[4][5][6]
First line
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.[10]
Imported from
wholeness_audit_2026-05-02
Last line
(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.[11]
Topic has template
Template:MS-PL[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Microsoft Permissive License en Microsoft Public License en Ms-PL ar رخصة مايكروسوفت العامة zh-hans 微软公共许可证 zh-hant 微軟公眾授權條款
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/120p4tb2
SPDX license ID
MS-PL
Work available at URL
msdn.microsoft.com, opensource.org, www.microsoft.com

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Summary

Microsoft Public License is a free software license[1].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . danesecooper.blogs.com. danesecooper.blogs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . gnu.org. gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . SPDX License List. Retrieved . opensource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . copyfree.org. copyfree.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . SPDX License List. Retrieved . spdx.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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