NAME

Regexp::Pattern::License - Regular expressions for legal licenses

VERSION

Version v3.11.2

SYNOPSIS

use Regexp::Pattern::License;
use Regexp::Pattern;

my $string = 'GNU General Public License version 3 or later';

print "Found!\n" if $string =~ re( 'License::gpl_3' );  # prints "Found!"

DESCRIPTION

Regexp::Pattern::License provides a hash of regular expression patterns related to legal software licenses.

Regexp::Pattern is a convention for organizing reusable regex patterns.

PATTERNS

Licensing traits

Patterns each covering a single trait occuring in licenses.

Each of these patterns has the tag type:trait .

  • addr_fsf

    Since v3.4.0.

  • addr_fsf_franklin

    Since v3.4.0.

  • addr_fsf_franklin_steet

    Since v3.4.0.

  • addr_fsf_mass

    Since v3.4.0.

  • addr_fsf_temple

    Since v3.4.0.

  • any_of

    Since v3.1.92.

  • by

    Since v3.3.0.

  • by_apache

    Since v3.3.0.

  • by_fsf

    Since v3.3.0.

  • by_james_clark

    Since v3.3.0.

  • by_psf

    Since v3.3.0.

  • by_sam_hocevar

    Since v3.3.0.

  • clause_retention

  • clause_reproduction

  • clause_advertising

  • clause_advertising_always

  • clause_non_endorsement

  • except_389

  • except_autoconf_data

    Since v3.4.0.

  • except_autoconf_2

    Since v3.4.0.

  • except_autoconf_2_archive

    Since v3.4.0.

  • except_autoconf_2_autotroll

    Since v3.4.0.

  • except_autoconf_2_g10

    Since v3.4.0.

  • except_autoconf_3

    Since v3.4.0.

  • except_bison_1_24

    Since v3.4.0.

  • except_bison_2_2

    Since v3.4.0.

  • except_classpath_2

  • except_ecos_2

    Since v3.6.0.

  • except_epl

  • except_epl_mpl

  • except_faust

    Since v3.4.0.

  • except_font_2

    Since v3.7.0.

  • except_gcc_2

    Since v3.7.0.

  • except_gcc_3_1

    Since v3.7.0.

  • except_gstreamer

  • except_libtool

  • except_mif

  • except_openssl

    Since v3.4.0.

  • except_ocaml-lgpl

  • except_openssl-lgpl

    Since v3.4.0.

  • except_openssl_s3

    Since v3.4.0.

  • except_prefix_agpl

    Since v3.4.0.

  • except_prefix_generic

    Since v3.4.0.

  • except_prefix_gpl

    Since v3.4.0.

  • except_prefix_gpl_clisp

    Since v3.4.0.

  • except_prefix_lgpl

    Since v3.4.0.

  • except_proguard

    Since v3.4.0.

  • except_qt_gpl_1

    Since v3.4.0.

  • except_qt_gpl_eclipse

    Since v3.4.0.

  • except_qt_gpl_openssl

    Since v3.4.0.

  • except_qt_kernel

    Since v3.4.0.

  • except_qt_lgpl_1_1

    Since v3.4.0.

  • except_qt_nosource

    Since v3.4.0.

  • except_sdc

    Since v3.4.0.

  • except_sollya_4_1

    Since v3.4.0.

  • except_warzone

    Since v3.4.0.

  • except_wxwindows

    Since v3.6.0.

  • except_xerces

    Since v3.4.0.

  • fsf_unlimited

  • fsf_unlimited_retention

  • generated

    Since v3.4.0.

  • license_label

  • license_label_spdx

    Since v3.9.0.

  • license_label_trove

    Since v3.1.100.

  • licensed_under

    Since v3.1.92.

  • usage_rfn

    Since v3.2.0.

  • version

    Optionally provides the following numbered and named captures:

    "Under GPL, v2 or later of the license."
              [                          ]  # -> $&
                 I                          # -> $1, $-{version_number}
                   [      ]                 # -> $2, $-{version_later}
    
    "Under version 2 or 3 only of the GPL."
          [                      ]  # -> $&
                   I                # -> $1, $-{version_number}
                        I           # -> $3, $-{version_number_2}
                          [  ]      # -> $4, $-{version_only}
                               []   # -> $5, $-{version_of}

    Captures stable since v3.11.0.

  • version_later

    Optionally provides the following numbered and named captures:

    "Under GPLv2, or later of the license."
                [        ]  # -> $&
                  [      ]  # -> $1, $-{version_later}

    Captures stable since v3.11.0.

  • version_numberstring

    Optionally provides the following numbered and named captures:

    "Under GPL, v2 or later of the license."
              [   ]  # -> $&
                 I   # -> $1, $-{version_number}
    
    "Under version 2 or 3 only of the GPL."
           [        ]  # -> $&
                   I   # -> $1, $-{version_number}

    Since v3.1.92. Captures stable since v3.11.0.

  • version_only

    Optionally provides the following numbered and named captures:

    "Under GPL version 2 only of the license."
                         [  ]  # -> $&
                         [  ]  # -> $1, $-{version_only}

    Captures stable since v3.11.0.

  • version_prefix

Single licenses

Patterns each covering a single license.

Each of these patterns has exactly one of these tags: type:unversioned type:versioned:decimal type:singleversion:* type:usage:*:* .

  • aal

  • abstyles

  • adobe_2006

  • adobe_glyph

  • adsl

  • afl

  • afl_1_1

    Since v3.1.95.

  • afl_1_2

    Since v3.1.95.

  • afl_2

    Since v3.1.95.

  • afl_2_1

    Since v3.1.95.

  • afl_3

    Since v3.1.95.

  • afmparse

  • agpl

  • agpl_1

    Since v3.1.102.

  • agpl_1_only

  • agpl_1_or_later

  • agpl_2

  • agpl_3

  • agpl_3_only

  • agpl_3_or_later

  • aladdin

  • aladdin_8

    Since v3.1.91.

  • aladdin_9

    Since v3.1.91.

  • amdplpa

  • aml

  • ampas

  • antlr_pd

  • apache

  • apache_1

    Since v3.1.95.

  • apache_1_1

    Since v3.1.95.

  • apache_2

    Since v3.1.95.

  • apafml

  • apl

  • apl_1

  • apsl

  • apsl_1

  • apsl_1_1

  • apsl_1_2

  • apsl_2

  • artistic

  • artistic_1

    Since v3.1.95.

  • artistic_1_cl8

    Since v3.1.95.

  • artistic_1_perl

    Since v3.1.95.

  • artistic_2

  • bahyph

  • barr

  • bdwgc

    Since v3.1.0.

  • bdwgc_matlab

    Since v3.1.0.

  • beerware

  • bittorrent

  • bittorrent_1

  • bittorrent_1_1

  • borceux

  • bsd_0_clause

    Since v3.5.0.

  • bsd_1_clause

    Since v3.6.0.

  • bsd_2_clause

  • bsd_2_clause_freebsd

    Since v3.6.0.

  • bsd_2_clause_netbsd

    Since v3.6.0.

  • bsd_2_clause_patent

    Since v3.6.0.

  • bsd_2_clause_views

  • bsd_3_clause

  • bsd_3_clause_attribution

    Since v3.6.0.

  • bsd_3_clause_clear

    Since v3.6.0.

  • bsd_3_clause_eclipse

    Since v3.9.0.

  • bsd_3_clause_lbnl

    Since v3.6.0.

  • bsd_3_clause_modification

  • bsd_3_clause_no_military_license

    Since v3.6.0.

  • bsd_3_clause_no_nuclear_license

    Since v3.6.0.

  • bsd_3_clause_no_nuclear_license_2014

    Since v3.6.0.

  • bsd_3_clause_no_nuclear_warranty

    Since v3.6.0.

  • bsd_3_clause_refractions

    Since v3.9.0.

  • bsd_4_clause

  • bsd_4_clause_uc

    Since v3.7.0.

  • bsd_protection

    Since v3.8.0.

  • bsl

    Since v3.1.90.

  • bsl_1

    Since v3.1.90.

  • bzip2

  • bzip2_1_0_5

  • bzip2_1_0_6

  • cal

    Since v3.5.0.

  • cal_1

    Since v3.5.0.

  • caldera

  • catosl

  • catosl_1_1

  • cc_by

  • cc_by_1

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_by_2

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_by_2_5

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_by_3

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_by_4

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_by_nc

  • cc_by_nc_1

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_by_nc_2

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_by_nc_2_5

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_by_nc_3

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_by_nc_4

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_by_nc_nd

  • cc_by_nc_nd_1

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_by_nc_nd_2

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_by_nc_nd_2_5

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_by_nc_nd_3

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_by_nc_nd_4

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_by_nc_sa

  • cc_by_nc_sa_1

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_by_nc_sa_2

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_by_nc_sa_2_5

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_by_nc_sa_3

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_by_nc_sa_4

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_by_nd

  • cc_by_nd_1

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_by_nd_2

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_by_nd_2_5

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_by_nd_3

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_by_nd_4

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_by_sa

  • cc_by_sa_1

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_by_sa_2

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_by_sa_2_5

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_by_sa_3

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_by_sa_4

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_cc0

  • cc_cc0_1

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_devnations

    Since v3.7.0.

  • cc_devnations_2

    Since v3.7.0.

  • cc_nc

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_nc_1

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_nc_sa

    Since v3.7.0.

  • cc_nc_sa_1

    Since v3.7.0.

  • cc_nc_sp

    Since v3.7.0.

  • cc_nc_sp_1

    Since v3.7.0.

  • cc_nd_nc

    Since v3.7.0.

  • cc_nd_nc_1

    Since v3.7.0.

  • cc_nd

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_nd_1

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_pd

    Since v3.7.0.

  • cc_pdd

    Since v3.7.0.

  • cc_pddc

    Since v3.7.0.

  • cc_sa

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_sa_1

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cc_sampling

    Since v3.7.0.

  • cc_sampling_1

    Since v3.7.0.

  • cc_sp

  • cc_sp_1

    Since v3.7.0.

  • cddl

  • cddl_1

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cddl_1_1

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cecill

  • cecill_1

  • cecill_1_1

  • cecill_2

  • cecill_2_1

  • cecill_b

  • cecill_b_1

    Since v3.1.95.

  • cecill_c

  • cecill_c_1

    Since v3.1.95.

  • cnri_jython

  • cnri_python

  • cnri_python_gpl_compat

  • condor

    Since v3.8.0.

  • condor_1_1

    Since v3.8.0.

  • cpal

  • cpal_1

  • cpl

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cpl_1

    Since v3.1.101.

  • cpol

  • cpol_1_02

  • crossword

    Since v3.8.0.

  • cryptix

  • cua_opl

  • cua_opl_1

  • cube

  • curl

  • cvw

    Since v3.5.0.

  • d_fsl

    Since v3.8.0.

  • d_fsl_1

    Since v3.8.0.

  • dbad

    Since v3.8.0.

  • dbad_0_2

    Since v3.8.0.

  • dbad_0_3

    Since v3.8.0.

  • dbad_1

    Since v3.8.0.

  • dbad_1_1

    Since v3.8.0.

  • dont_ask

    Since v3.8.0.

  • dsdp

  • ecl

  • ecl_1

  • ecl_2

  • ecos_1_1

    Since v3.6.0.

  • ecos_2

    Since v3.6.0.

  • efl

    Since v3.6.0.

  • efl_1

    Since v3.6.0.

  • efl_2

    Since v3.6.0.

  • entessa

    Since v3.6.0.

  • epl

  • epl_1

  • epl_2

  • erlpl

    Since v3.7.0.

  • erlpl_1_1

    Since v3.7.0.

  • eudatagrid

    Since v3.6.0.

  • eupl

  • eupl_1

  • eupl_1_1

  • eupl_1_2

  • eurosym

  • fair

    Since v3.6.0.

  • fair_source

    Since v3.8.0.

  • fair_source_0_9

    Since v3.8.0.

  • fal

    Since v3.8.0.

  • fal_1_1

    Since v3.8.0.

  • fal_1_2

    Since v3.8.0.

  • fal_1_3

    Since v3.8.0.

  • festival

    Since v3.8.0.

  • frameworx

    Since v3.6.0.

  • frameworx_1

    Since v3.6.0.

  • fsfap

  • fsful

  • fsfullr

  • ftl

  • gfdl

  • gfdl_1_1

  • gfdl_1_1_only

  • gfdl_1_1_or_later

  • gfdl_1_2

  • gfdl_1_2_only

  • gfdl_1_2_or_later

  • gfdl_1_3

  • gfdl_1_3_only

  • gfdl_1_3_or_later

  • gfdl_niv

  • glide

    Since v3.8.0.

  • gpl

  • gpl_1

    Since v3.3.0.

  • gpl_1_only

  • gpl_1_or_later

  • gpl_2

    Since v3.3.0.

  • gpl_2_only

  • gpl_2_or_later

  • gpl_3

    Since v3.3.0.

  • gpl_3_only

  • gpl_3_or_later

  • gsoap

    Since v3.7.0.

  • gsoap_1.3b

    Since v3.7.0.

  • hpnd

    Since v3.6.0.

  • hpnd_sell

    Since v3.6.0.

  • ibm_pibs

    Since v3.8.0.

  • icu

  • ijg

    Since v3.8.0.

  • imlib2

    Since v3.8.0.

  • intel

    Since v3.5.0.

  • ipa

    Since v3.6.0.

  • ipl

  • ipl_1

  • isc

  • jabberpl

    Since v3.5.0.

  • json

    Since v3.1.90.

  • jython

    Since v3.1.90.

  • kevlin_henney

    Since v3.1.90.

  • leptonica

    Since v3.8.0.

  • lgpl

  • lgpl_2

  • lgpl_2_only

  • lgpl_2_or_later

  • lgpl_2_1

  • lgpl_2_1_only

  • lgpl_2_1_or_later

  • lgpl_3

  • lgpl_3_only

  • lgpl_3_or_later

  • lgpl_bdwgc

    Since v3.1.0.

  • libpng

  • libtiff

    Since v3.8.0.

  • liliq_p

    Since v3.6.0.

  • liliq_p_1_1

    Since v3.6.0.

  • liliq_r

    Since v3.6.0.

  • liliq_r_1_1

    Since v3.6.0.

  • liliq_r_plus

    Since v3.6.0.

  • liliq_r_plus_1_1

    Since v3.6.0.

  • llgpl

  • lpl

    Since v3.6.0.

  • lpl_1

    Since v3.6.0.

  • lpl_1_02

    Since v3.6.0.

  • lppl

  • lppl_1

  • lppl_1_1

  • lppl_1_2

  • lppl_1_3a

  • lppl_1_3c

  • miros

    Since v3.6.0.

  • mit_0

    Since v3.6.0.

  • mit_advertising

  • mit_cmu

  • mit_cmu_warranty

  • mit_enna

  • mit_epinions

    Since v3.7.0.

  • mit_feh

  • mit_new

  • mit_new_materials

  • mit_old

  • mit_oldstyle

  • mit_oldstyle_disclaimer

  • mit_oldstyle_permission

  • mit_open_group

    Since v3.6.0.

  • mit_openvision

    Since v3.7.0.

  • mit_osf

    Since v3.7.0.

  • mit_unixcrypt

    Since v3.7.0.

  • mit_whatever

    Since v3.7.0.

  • mit_widget

    Since v3.7.0.

  • mit_xfig

    Since v3.7.0.

  • motosoto

    Since v3.5.0.

  • mpich2

    Since v3.8.0.

  • mpl

  • mpl_1

    Since v3.1.101.

  • mpl_1_1

    Since v3.1.101.

  • mpl_2

    Since v3.1.101.

  • mpl_2_no_copyleft_exception

    Since v3.8.0.

  • ms_cl

    Since v3.8.0.

  • ms_pl

  • ms_rl

  • mulan

    Since v3.5.0.

  • mulan_1

    Since v3.5.0.

  • mulan_2

    Since v3.5.0.

  • multics

    Since v3.6.0.

  • nasa

    Since v3.6.0.

  • nasa_1_3

    Since v3.6.0.

  • naumen

    Since v3.6.0.

  • nbpl

    Since v3.8.0.

  • nbpl_1

    Since v3.8.0.

  • ncsa

    Since v3.6.0.

  • ngpl

  • nokia

    Since v3.6.0.

  • nosl

    Since v3.8.0.

  • nosl_1

    Since v3.8.0.

  • npl

  • npl_1

  • npl_1_1

  • nposl

    Since v3.6.0.

  • nposl_3

    Since v3.6.0.

  • ntp

  • ntp_disclaimer

  • oclc

  • oclc_1

  • oclc_2

  • odbl

    Since v3.8.0.

  • odbl_1

    Since v3.8.0.

  • odc_by

    Since v3.8.0.

  • odc_by_1

    Since v3.8.0.

  • ofl

  • ofl_1

    Since v3.1.101.

  • ofl_1_no_rfn

    Since v3.2.0.

  • ofl_1_rfn

    Since v3.2.0.

  • ofl_1_1

    Since v3.1.101.

  • ofl_1_1_no_rfn

    Since v3.2.0.

  • ofl_1_1_rfn

    Since v3.2.0.

  • ogc

    Since v3.6.0.

  • ogc_1

    Since v3.6.0.

  • ogtsl

  • oldap

    Since v3.5.0.

  • oldap_1_1

    Since v3.5.0.

  • oldap_1_2

    Since v3.5.0.

  • oldap_1_3

    Since v3.5.0.

  • oldap_1_4

    Since v3.5.0.

  • oldap_2

    Since v3.5.0.

  • oldap_2_0_1

    Since v3.5.0.

  • oldap_2_1

    Since v3.5.0.

  • oldap_2_2

    Since v3.5.0.

  • oldap_2_2_1

    Since v3.5.0.

  • oldap_2_2_2

    Since v3.5.0.

  • oldap_2_3

    Since v3.5.0.

  • oldap_2_4

    Since v3.5.0.

  • oldap_2_5

    Since v3.5.0.

  • oldap_2_6

    Since v3.5.0.

  • oldap_2_7

    Since v3.5.0.

  • oldap_2_8

    Since v3.5.0.

  • openssl

  • opl

    Since v3.6.0.

  • opl_1

    Since v3.6.0.

  • oset_pl

    Since v3.6.0.

  • oset_pl_2_1

    Since v3.6.0.

  • osl

  • osl_1

  • osl_1_1

  • osl_2

  • osl_2_1

  • osl_3

  • pddl

    Since v3.8.0.

  • pddl_1

    Since v3.8.0.

  • peer_production

    Since v3.8.0.

  • php

    Since v3.6.0.

  • php_3

    Since v3.6.0.

  • php_3_01

    Since v3.6.0.

  • postgresql

  • psf_2

    Since v3.9.0.

  • public_domain

  • qpl

  • qpl_1

  • rpl

  • rpl_1

  • rpl_1_1

  • rpl_1_3

  • rpl_1_5

  • rpsl

  • rpsl_1

    Since v3.1.95.

  • ruby

  • rscpl

  • sax_pd

    Since v3.8.0.

  • sds

    Since v3.8.0.

  • sds_1

    Since v3.8.0.

  • sgi_b

  • sgi_b_1

    Since v3.1.101.

  • sgi_b_1_1

    Since v3.1.101.

  • sgi_b_2

    Since v3.1.101.

  • simpl

    Since v3.6.0.

  • simpl_2

    Since v3.6.0.

  • simple_w3c

    Since v3.6.0.

  • simple_w3c_1_1

    Since v3.6.0.

  • sissl

    Since v3.5.0.

  • sissl_1_1

    Since v3.5.0.

  • sissl_1_2

    Since v3.5.0.

  • sleepycat

    Since v3.6.0.

  • sncl

    Since v3.8.0.

  • sncl_1_10

    Since v3.8.0.

  • sncl_2_0_1

    Since v3.8.0.

  • sncl_2_0_2

    Since v3.8.0.

  • sncl_2_1

    Since v3.8.0.

  • sncl_2_3

    Since v3.8.0.

  • spl

  • spl_1

  • ssleay

    Since v3.2.0.

  • stlport

    Since v3.8.0.

  • sugarcrm

  • sugarcrm_1_1_3

  • tosl

    Since v3.6.0.

  • truecrypt

    Since v3.8.0.

  • truecrypt_3

    Since v3.8.0.

  • ucl

    Since v3.6.0.

  • ucl_1

    Since v3.6.0.

  • unicode_dfs

    Since v3.9.0.

  • unicode_dfs_2015

    Since v3.6.0.

  • unicode_dfs_2016

    Since v3.6.0.

  • unicode_strict

  • unicode_tou

  • unlicense

  • upl

    Since v3.6.0.

  • upl_1

    Since v3.6.0.

  • vsl

    Since v3.6.0.

  • vsl_1

    Since v3.6.0.

  • vspl

    Since v3.8.0.

  • w3c

    Since v3.6.0.

  • w3c_19980519

    Since v3.6.0.

  • w3c_19980720

    Since v3.6.0.

  • w3c_20021231

    Since v3.6.0.

  • w3c_20150513

    Since v3.6.0.

  • watcom

  • watcom_1

  • wordnet

    Since v3.8.0.

  • wtfpl

  • wtfpl_1

    Since v3.1.95.

  • wtfpl_2

    Since v3.1.95.

  • wtfnmfpl

    Since v3.1.95.

  • wtfnmfpl_1

    Since v3.1.95.

  • x11

    Since v3.6.0.

  • xfree86

    Since v3.8.0.

  • xfree86_1_1

    Since v3.8.0.

  • xnet

    Since v3.6.0.

  • ypl

    Since v3.8.0.

  • ypl_1

    Since v3.8.0.

  • ypl_1_1

    Since v3.8.0.

  • zed

    Since v3.8.0.

  • zend

    Since v3.8.0.

  • zend_2

    Since v3.8.0.

  • zimbra

    Since v3.8.0.

  • zimbra_1_3

    Since v3.8.0.

  • zimbra_1_4

  • zlib

  • zlib_acknowledgement

  • zpl

    Since v3.1.102.

  • zpl_1

    Since v3.1.102.

  • zpl_1_1

    Since v3.1.102.

  • zpl_2

    Since v3.1.102.

  • zpl_2_1

    Since v3.1.102.

License combinations

Patterns each covering a combination of multiple licenses.

Each of these patterns has the tag type:combo .

  • net_snmp

    Since v3.6.0.

  • perl

  • python_2

    Since v3.9.0.

License groups

Patterns each covering either of multiple licenses.

Each of these patterns has the tag type:group .

  • bsd

  • cc

    Since v3.6.0.

  • gnu

  • mit

STRUCTURE

The regexp patterns follows the DefHash specification, and more specifically the structure of Regexp::Pattern, defining access to one pattern per DefHash object, as pat.

Additionally, (sub)patterns are available in plaintext form, as pat.alt.*.

SUBJECT

Each pattern targets one or more subjects, i.e. ways to directly or indirectly represent a license.

Beware that not all pattern objects fully cover all subjects.

trait

Distinguishing trait or feature expressed in licensing strings, e.g. an advertising clause or granting "...or any later version."

Coverage for this subject is currently rather weak.

name

Distinguishing name, e.g. usable in license grant.

grant

Text granting the license.

license

Text containing licensing terms.

Texts containing both license grant and licensing terms (e.g. BSD- and MIT-style licensing) may be classified as either subject grant or subject license. This may change, as needs for distinction is better understood.

SCOPE

Each pattern can process material within some scope, i.e. a certain sample size of the full subject.

As an example, https://codesearch.debian.net/ use line-based processing, where patterns spanning multiple lines are not applicable.

line

Pattern typically found within a single line. Typically this means less than 70 characters within scope.

sentence

Pattern matching within a sentence.

May span multiple lines, but not across multiple sentences. Typically this means no full-stop or colon within scope.

paragraph

Pattern matching distinguishing paragraph.

May span multiple sentences, but not multiple paragraphs. Typically this means no newline within scope.

section

Pattern matching distinguishing section.

May span multiple paragraphs, but not multiple sections. Typically this means blank line within scope.

multisection

Pattern may span multiple sections.

OBSOLETE OBJECTS

License objects obsoleted by improved coverage of other objects, and provided only as dummy objects.

  • or_at_option

    Since v3.11.0.

  • version_later_paragraph

    Since v3.11.0.

  • version_later_postfix

    Since v3.11.0.

  • version_number

    Since v3.11.0.

  • version_number_suffix

    Since v3.11.0.

  • python

    Since v3.9.0.

    Replaced by "psf_2" and "python_2".

  • wordnet_3

    Since v3.9.0.

    Replaced by "wordnet".

TAGS

Pattern defhashes optionally includes tags, which may help in selecting multiple related patterns.

Tags are hierarchical, with : as separator, and may be extended without notice. Therefore take care to permit sub-parts when tag-matching, e.g. using a regex like /\Asome:tag(?:\z|:)/ .

  • family:bsd

  • family:cc

  • family:gpl

  • family:mit

  • family:zlib

    Pattern covers a license part of a family of licenses.

  • license:contains:grant:*

    License mentions a preferred form for granting the license.

    This implies that license is commonly granted by use of a different (typically far shorter) text.

    Fourth part (optional) is the key to corresponding license pattern, for a grant belonging to a different license (when omitted then a grant for same license is assumed).

  • license:contains:license:*

    License contains another license.

    Wildcard is the key to corresponding license pattern.

  • license:contains:name:*

    License mentions name of another license.

  • license:includes:license:*

    License references coverage of another license.

    Wildcard is the key to corresponding license pattern.

  • license:is:grant

    License is commonly granted by stating the whole license.

  • license:published:*

    License grant may include an "as published by..." reference.

    Third part is the key to corresponding trait pattern.

  • type:trait:publisher:*

    Pattern covers an "as published by ..." license grant phrase.

    Third part (optional) is the key to corresponding license pattern.

  • type:usage:*:*

    Pattern covers a specific usage of a license.

    Third part is the key of the corresponding non-usage-specific pattern.

    Fourth part is the key of the corresponding usage trait pattern.

  • type:combo

    Pattern covers a combination of multiple licenses.

  • type:group

    Pattern covers either of multiple licenses.

  • type:singleversion:*

    Pattern covers a specific version of a license.

    Third part is the key of the corresponding non-version-specific pattern.

  • type:trait

    Pattern covers a single trait occuring in licenses.

  • type:unversioned

    Pattern covers a license without versioning scheme.

  • type:versioned:decimal

    Pattern covers a license using decimal number versioning scheme.

EXAMPLES

Browse patterns

The "official" way to browse patterns is using App::RegexpPatternUtils:

show-regexp-pattern-module --page-result -- License

Unfortunately, App::RegexpPatternUtils has a deep dependency tree. An alternative is to use Data::Printer and less:

perl -CS -MRegexp::Pattern::License -MDDP -e 'p %Regexp::Pattern::License::RE, fulldump => 1, output => stdout' | less -RS

AUTHOR

Jonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright © 2016-2021 Jonas Smedegaard

Copyright © 2017-2021 Purism SPC

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.