German Free Software License

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German Free Software LicenseAuthor| ifrOSS

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Latest version| 1.0
Publisher| Ministry of Science and Research, State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Published| 2004
SPDX identifier| D-FSL-1.0
FSF approved| Yes [citation needed]
OSI approved| No
GPL compatible| Yes - GPLv2
Copyleft| Yes

The German Free Software License (Deutsche Freie Software Lizenz) is a license of open-source nature with the same flavors as the GNU GPL but governed by German law. This makes the license easily acceptable to German authorities. The D-FSL is available in German and in English. Both versions are equally binding.

German court ruled in 2006 that the GNU GPL was indeed enforceable.[1]

## References

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1. ^ GPL passes acid test in German court Linux.com. 2006.

## External links

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* German Free Software License in english

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