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# License Comparison

The table below provides a high-level comparison of the licenses available in this wiki.

| Property | Apache-2.0 | MIT | BSD-3-Clause | GPL-3.0 | NSAL |
| --- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
| Commercial use | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ⚠️ Limited |
| Modification | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Private use | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Redistribution | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Explicit patent grant | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | N/A |
| Copyleft | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Source required when distributing derivatives | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | N/A |
| Copyright and license notice required | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Proprietary derivative works permitted | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ⚠️ Internal use only |
| Public hosting of modified versions permitted | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |

## Legend

- ✅ **Permitted or included**
- ❌ **Not permitted or not included**
- ⚠️ **Permitted only under specific conditions**
- **N/A** means the property does not apply in the same way to that license.

## Important Notice

This comparison is provided as a general overview for convenience. It is not part of any license, does not modify the terms of any license, and does not constitute legal advice.

The complete license text governs all use, modification, distribution, and licensing of software. Review the full license before applying it to a project.