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The Code Project Open License (CPOL)[1] is a free software license published by The Code Project [2], a community site for developers. The license is currently mainly applied to content that is being published on the portal. The main points subject to the terms of the license are (quoted from The Code Project):

  • Source Code and Executable Files can be used in commercial applications;
  • Source Code and Executable Files can be redistributed; and
  • Source Code can be modified to create derivative works.
  • No claim of suitability, guarantee, or any warranty whatsoever is provided. The software is provided "as-is".


The license itself grants copyright and patent protection to the developer, but - unlike other OSS licenses such as the LGPL - does not impose further obligations to people who use the content in their work. A comparison of the CPOL to other Open Source Licenses can be found at [3]

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