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License Exceptions

Full name	Identifier
389 Directory Server Exception	389-exception
Asterisk exception	Asterisk-exception
Asterisk linking protocols exception	Asterisk-linking-protocols-exception
Autoconf exception 2.0	Autoconf-exception-2.0
Autoconf exception 3.0	Autoconf-exception-3.0
Autoconf generic exception	Autoconf-exception-generic
Autoconf generic exception for GPL-3.0	Autoconf-exception-generic-3.0
Autoconf macro exception	Autoconf-exception-macro
Bison exception 1.24	Bison-exception-1.24
Bison exception 2.2	Bison-exception-2.2
Bootloader Distribution Exception	Bootloader-exception
CGAL Linking Exception	CGAL-linking-exception
Classpath exception 2.0	Classpath-exception-2.0
CLISP exception 2.0	CLISP-exception-2.0
cryptsetup OpenSSL exception	cryptsetup-OpenSSL-exception
DigiRule FOSS License Exception	DigiRule-FOSS-exception
eCos exception 2.0	eCos-exception-2.0
Erlang/OTP Linking Exception	erlang-otp-linking-exception
Fawkes Runtime Exception	Fawkes-Runtime-exception
FLTK exception	FLTK-exception
fmt exception	fmt-exception
Font exception 2.0	Font-exception-2.0
FreeRTOS Exception 2.0	freertos-exception-2.0
GCC Runtime Library exception 2.0	GCC-exception-2.0
GCC Runtime Library exception 2.0 - note variant	GCC-exception-2.0-note
GCC Runtime Library exception 3.1	GCC-exception-3.1
Gmsh exception	Gmsh-exception
GNAT exception	GNAT-exception
GNOME examples exception	GNOME-examples-exception
GNU Compiler Exception	GNU-compiler-exception
GNU JavaMail exception	gnu-javamail-exception
GPL-3.0 389 DS Base Exception	GPL-3.0-389-ds-base-exception
GPL-3.0 Interface Exception	GPL-3.0-interface-exception
GPL-3.0 Linking Exception	GPL-3.0-linking-exception
GPL-3.0 Linking Exception (with Corresponding Source)	GPL-3.0-linking-source-exception
GPL Cooperation Commitment 1.0	GPL-CC-1.0
GStreamer Exception (2005)	GStreamer-exception-2005
GStreamer Exception (2008)	GStreamer-exception-2008
harbour exception	harbour-exception
i2p GPL+Java Exception	i2p-gpl-java-exception
Independent Module Linking exception	Independent-modules-exception
KiCad Libraries Exception	KiCad-libraries-exception
LGPL-3.0 Linking Exception	LGPL-3.0-linking-exception
libpri OpenH323 exception	libpri-OpenH323-exception
Libtool Exception	Libtool-exception
Linux Syscall Note	Linux-syscall-note
LLGPL Preamble	LLGPL
LLVM Exception	LLVM-exception
LZMA exception	LZMA-exception
Macros and Inline Functions Exception	mif-exception
mxml Exception	mxml-exception
OCaml LGPL Linking Exception	OCaml-LGPL-linking-exception
Open CASCADE Exception 1.0	OCCT-exception-1.0
OpenJDK Assembly exception 1.0	OpenJDK-assembly-exception-1.0
OpenVPN OpenSSL Exception	openvpn-openssl-exception
PCRE2 exception	PCRE2-exception
PS/PDF font exception (2017-08-17)	PS-or-PDF-font-exception-20170817
INRIA QPL 1.0 2004 variant exception	QPL-1.0-INRIA-2004-exception
Qt GPL exception 1.0	Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
Qt LGPL exception 1.1	Qt-LGPL-exception-1.1
Qwt exception 1.0	Qwt-exception-1.0
Romic Exception	romic-exception
RRDtool FLOSS exception 2.0	RRDtool-FLOSS-exception-2.0
SANE Exception	SANE-exception
Solderpad Hardware License v2.0	SHL-2.0
Solderpad Hardware License v2.1	SHL-2.1
stunnel Exception	stunnel-exception
SWI exception	SWI-exception
Swift Exception	Swift-exception
Texinfo exception	Texinfo-exception
U-Boot exception 2.0	u-boot-exception-2.0
Unmodified Binary Distribution exception	UBDL-exception
Universal FOSS Exception, Version 1.0	Universal-FOSS-exception-1.0
vsftpd OpenSSL exception	vsftpd-openssl-exception
WxWindows Library Exception 3.1	WxWindows-exception-3.1
x11vnc OpenSSL Exception	x11vnc-openssl-exception

Deprecated Exceptions

Full name	Identifier	Deprecated as of:
Nokia Qt LGPL exception 1.1	Nokia-Qt-exception-1.1	3.1