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- The Mozilla Public License (MPL) is a free and open-source weak copyleft license for most Mozilla Foundation software such as Firefox and Thunderbird.
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Mozilla is the custodian of the Mozilla Public License ("MPL"), an open source/free software license. The current version of the license is MPL 2.0 ( html | plain text ). If you want to use or distribute code licensed under the MPL 2.0 and have questions about it, you may want to read the FAQ .
- Version 2.0
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- MPL 1.1
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- Historical Documents
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- Changes From MPL 1.1
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- Version 2.0
Jan 30, 2024 · Q1: What is the Mozilla Public License? The MPL is a simple copyleft license. The MPL's "file-level" copyleft is designed to encourage contributors to share modifications they make to your code, while still allowing them to combine your code with code under other licenses (open or proprietary) with minimal restrictions.
The Mozilla Public License (MPL) is a free and open-source weak copyleft license for most Mozilla Foundation software such as Firefox and Thunderbird.
- January 3, 2012
- Mozilla Foundation
Version 1.0 of the Mozilla Public License (MPL) was released in 1998, with a slightly modified Version 1.1 introduced the following year. Over a decade later, in 2010, Mozilla Public License 2.0 made its debut, and has remained the MPL of choice ever since.
Mar 6, 2012 · Like its predecessor, the Mozilla Public License v 1.1, it seeks to impose a moderate level of ‘copyleft’ restriction on adaptations of code that it covers. The licence can be read at http://www.opensource.org/licenses/MPL-2.0. History of the MPL v2.
Jan 5, 2012 · Earlier this week, the Mozilla Foundation published the Mozilla Public License (MPL) version 2.0. This is a major update to their flagship license, which covers most of the Foundation's own free software projects, as well as others'. This release caps off a two-year update process.