EUPL

LICENSE THAT!

Article from Issue 118/2010

Author(s): Matija Šuklje

The European Union can show off with its own free, open source license.

The European Union Public License (EUPL) is an OSI-approved and FSF-compliant open source license written by the EU. Yes, I know, you’re going to say, “Meh, another FOSS license. Don’t we have enough already?” Usually, I’d agree – there are (too) many already – but there’s a reason EUPL is worth knowing.

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