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	The '''Lucent Public License 1.02''' was created by Lucent Technologies for the operating system Plan 9.		The '''Lucent Public License 1.02''' was created by Lucent Technologies for the operating system Plan 9.
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-	It is a free software license, but it is incompatible with the [[GNU GPL]] because of its choice of law clause. [[Free Software Foundation|We]] recommend that you not use this license for new software that you write, but it is ok to use and improve Plan 9 under this license.<ref>[http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#lucent102 Various Licenses and Comments about Them]</ref>
	It has been approved by the [[Open Source Initiative]].<ref>[http://www.opensource.org/licenses/lucent1.02.php Lucent Public License Version 1.02] on [[OSI]]'s site</ref>		It has been approved by the [[Open Source Initiative]].<ref>[http://www.opensource.org/licenses/lucent1.02.php Lucent Public License Version 1.02] on [[OSI]]'s site</ref>
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		+	The Lucent Public License 1.02 is a free software license, but it is incompatible with the [[GNU GPL]] because of its choice of law clause. [[Free Software Foundation|We]] recommend that you not use this license for new software that you write, but it is ok to use and improve Plan 9 under this license.<ref>[http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#lucent102 Various Licenses and Comments about Them]</ref>
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		+	== Incompatibility reasons ==
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		+	From the license text (8. GENERAL):
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		+	<blockquote>This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of New York and the intellectual property laws of the United States of America.</blockquote>
	== References ==		== References ==
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* [http://plan9.bell-labs.com/plan9/license.html Lucent Public License Version 1.02]		* [http://plan9.bell-labs.com/plan9/license.html Lucent Public License Version 1.02]
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		+	[[Category:GPLv2-incompatible free software licenses]]
		+	[[Category:GPLv3-incompatible free software licenses]]

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The Lucent Public License 1.02 was created by Lucent Technologies for the operating system Plan 9.

It has been approved by the Open Source Initiative.<ref>Lucent Public License Version 1.02 on OSI's site</ref>

The Lucent Public License 1.02 is a free software license, but it is incompatible with the GNU GPL because of its choice of law clause. We recommend that you not use this license for new software that you write, but it is ok to use and improve Plan 9 under this license.<ref>Various Licenses and Comments about Them</ref>

Incompatibility reasons

From the license text (8. GENERAL):

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of New York and the intellectual property laws of the United States of America.

References

<references/>

External links

• Lucent Public License Version 1.02