With which licenses is the GPLv3 compatible?

The GPLv3 is compatible with the following licenses (but not vice versa):

• Apache License, Version 2
• Affero General Public License, Version 3 (see sec. 13 of GPLv3)
• Lesser General Public License, Versions 2, 2.1 and 3 (LGPL)
• BSD license without the advertising clause
• CeCILL (CONTRAT DE LICENCE DE LOGICIEL LIBRE CeCILL)
• Artistic License 2.0
• Zope Public License, Version 2.0 und 2.1

Note: This means OSS under a listed license can generally be used for creating OSS under GPLv3. It does not mean OSS under the GPLv3 may be incorporated into OSS which uses one of these licenses.

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