===== Permissive Open Source Software =====
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**Permissive Open Source Software** is simply a non-[[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:c:copyleft|copyleft]] open source license — one that guarantees the freedoms to use, modify, and redistribute, but that permits proprietary derivative works. See the copyleft entry for more information.

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