Supported non-commercial licenses
The tables cover the following information about software licenses:
- License name - the software license name as detected by Spectra Assure and displayed in analysis reports. Corresponds to the standardized SPDX short-form identifier.
- License contents - link to the official SPDX website with the full text of the software license. Special, customized licenses that contain
LicenseRef-rlsecurein the name do not have entries on the SPDX website. You can view a generic description for such licenses on each license family page. - License family - the license family that the individual software license belongs to based on its characteristics. Corresponds to one of the predefined license families.
- Policies triggered - indicates the default policy configuration setting for the license. Some licenses are configured to always trigger a policy and raise an issue in the SAFE report. All licenses in the Weak Copyleft family always trigger the SQ12103 policy for dependencies. All licenses in the Copyleft family always trigger the SQ12101 policy for software components. If this field is empty, that means no policies are triggered by default for the license. However, users can customize the policy configuration at any time to override the default settings.
| License name | License contents | License family | Policies triggered |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSL-1.1 | Visit SPDX page | Non-commercial | SQ12404 |
| CC-BY-NC-1.0 | Visit SPDX page | Non-commercial | SQ12404 |
| CC-BY-NC-2.0 | Visit SPDX page | Non-commercial | SQ12404 |
| CC-BY-NC-2.5 | Visit SPDX page | Non-commercial | SQ12404 |
| CC-BY-NC-3.0 | Visit SPDX page | Non-commercial | SQ12404 |
| CC-BY-NC-4.0 | Visit SPDX page | Non-commercial | SQ12404 |
| CC-BY-NC-ND-1.0 | Visit SPDX page | Non-commercial | SQ12404 |
| CC-BY-NC-ND-2.0 | Visit SPDX page | Non-commercial | SQ12404 |
| CC-BY-NC-ND-2.5 | Visit SPDX page | Non-commercial | SQ12404 |
| CC-BY-NC-ND-3.0 | Visit SPDX page | Non-commercial | SQ12404 |
| CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0 | Visit SPDX page | Non-commercial | SQ12404 |
| CC-BY-NC-SA-1.0 | Visit SPDX page | Non-commercial | SQ12404 |
| CC-BY-NC-SA-2.0 | Visit SPDX page | Non-commercial | SQ12404 |
| CC-BY-NC-SA-2.5 | Visit SPDX page | Non-commercial | SQ12404 |
| CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 | Visit SPDX page | Non-commercial | SQ12404 |
| CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0 | Visit SPDX page | Non-commercial | SQ12404 |
| LicenseRef-rlsecure-microsoft-software-nc-license | View description | Non-commercial | |
| LicenseRef-rlsecure-non-commercial-generic | View description | Non-commercial | |
| PolyForm-Noncommercial-1.0.0 | Visit SPDX page | Non-commercial | SQ12404 |
| PPL | Visit SPDX page | Non-commercial | SQ12404 |
Generic license description
A non-commercial software license permits users to use, modify, and sometimes distribute the software, but strictly for non-commercial purposes. This means that the software cannot be used in any activities that are intended to generate profit or commercial gain. Educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and individual users often benefit from such licenses, as they can access and utilize the software without incurring costs, provided they adhere to the non-commercial stipulation. The creators of the software retain the rights to control its commercial use, potentially offering separate commercial licenses for businesses or entities that wish to use the software for profit-driven activities. This type of license helps balance the dissemination of the software for public benefit while protecting the creator's ability to monetize their work in commercial contexts. In practice, there are many non-commercial licenses, among which are various versions and variations of the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC license.