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The '''BitTorrent Open Source LicenceLicense''', is derived from the [[Jabber Open Source License]], which is an [[Open Source Initiative]] (OSI) approved license. Former versions of the [[BitTorrent (software)|BitTorrent client]] (before 6.0) and related pieces of software are licensed under this License.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.bittorrent.com/legal/bittorrent-open-source-license|title=BitTorrent Open Source License - BitTorrent|date=9 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809153637/http://www2.bittorrent.com/legal/bittorrent-open-source-license|access-date=2 April 2019|archive-date=2011-08-09}}</ref>

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The '''BitTorrent Open Source Licence''', is derived from the [[Jabber Open Source License]], which is an [[Open Source Initiative]] (OSI) approved license. Former versions of the [[BitTorrent (software)|BitTorrent client]] (before 6.0) and related pieces of software are licensed under this License.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110809153637/http://www2.bittorrent.com/legal/bittorrent-open-source-license</ref>

A noteworthy aspect of the BitTorrent Open Source LicenceLicense is that it does not grant trademark licencelicense. The trademark "BitTorrent" is owned by the company BitTorrent Inc. and is governed by the Trademark Use Guidelines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bittorrent.com/trademark.html|title=BitTorrent|date=16 July 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060716194903/http://bittorrent.com/trademark.html|access-date=2 April 2019|archive-date=2006-07-16}}</ref>

== Open Source claims ==

Although the licencelicense is derived from an OSI -approved license, this licencelicense hasn't been approved. Furthermore, the approved version of the Jabber licence is no longer used or recommended for use by its authors.<ref name="jabberosilicense">{{cite web

Although the licence is derived from an OSI approved license, this licence hasn't been approved. Furthermore, the approved version of the Jabber licence is no longer used or recommended for use by its authors.<ref name="jabberosilicense">{{cite web

| title = Jabber Open Source License

| url = http://opensource.org/licenses/jabberpl.php

| publisher = [[Open Source Initiative]]

| accessdateaccess-date = 2006-07-05}}</ref>

The [[Free Software Foundation]] considers it to be a free software license, albeit one incompatible with the [[GNU General Public License]].<ref name="fsflist">{{cite web| url=http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses |title=Licenses - Free Software Foundation|website=Fsf.org |accessdateaccess-date=January 5, 2009}}</ref>

== References ==

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== External links ==

{{wikisource|BitTorrent Open Source License}}

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110809153637/http://www2.bittorrent.com/legal/bittorrent-open-source-license Official license source hosted on the BitTorrent website]

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080213154112/http://www.bittorrent.com/bittorrent-open-source-license Originally hosted official license source (Internet Archive)]