W3C Software Notice and License

{{short description|Free software license by W3C}}

{{ infobox software license

| author = World Wide Web Consortium

| version = 20021231

| OSI approved = Yes{{citation |url=http://www.opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical |title=Licenses by Name |author=Open Source Initiative |date=18 September 2006 |accessdate=27 February 2009}}

| Free Software = Yes{{cite web|url=https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.en.html#W3C|website=GNU Operating System|publisher=Free Software Foundation|title=Various Licenses and Comments about Them}}

| GPL compatible = Yes

| Debian approved = Yes{{citation |url=http://www.debian.org/legal/licenses/ |title=License information |author=Debian |date=18 February 2009 |accessdate=27 February 2009}}

| copyleft = No

| linking = Yes

| date = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2002|12|31}}

}}

The W3C Software Notice and License is a permissive free software license used by software released by the World Wide Web Consortium, like Amaya. The license is a permissive license, compatible with the GNU General Public License.