European Union Public Licence
| Author | European Commission |
|---|---|
| Latest version | 1.2 |
| Publisher | European Union |
| Published | January 2007 (v 1.0), May 2017 (v 1.2) |
| SPDX identifier | EUPL-1.0, EUPL-1.1, EUPL-1.2 |
| Debian FSG compatible | Yes |
| FSF approved | Yes |
| OSI approved | Yes |
| GPL compatible | Yes, by licensing derivatives that include GPL covered code |
| Copyleft | Yes |
| Linking from code with a different licence | Yes, as it depends on the applicable copyright law in the European Union country where the Licensor resides or has his or her registered office for defining what qualifies as a derivative work. |
| Website | interoperable-europe |
The European Union Public Licence (EUPL) is a free software licence that was written and approved by the European Commission. The licence is available in 23 official languages of the European Union. All linguistic versions have the same validity. EUPL v1.2 was published in May 2017. Revised documentation for v1.2 was issued in late 2021.
Software has been licensed under the EUPL since the launch of the European Open Source Observatory and Repository (OSOR) in October 2008, now part of Joinup collaborative platform. Although private individuals can utilize the EUPL, its primary users to date have been governments, administrations, and local authorities.