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Flatpak

Flatpak is an open-source framework for building, distributing and running sandboxed desktop applications on Linux, developed by an independent community. It is licensed under the GNU LGPL 2.1 or later.

Licensing at a Glance

  • Open source

  1. The Flatpak repository is published under the LGPL-2.1 licence.[1]

  2. Flatpak source files may be redistributed and modified under the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 or, at the user's option, any later version.[2]

  3. Flatpak is developed by an independent community with no lock-in to a single vendor.[3]

  4. Content on the flatpak.org website is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.[4]

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References

  1. GitHub - flatpak/flatpak · github.com · retrieved 2026-09-27
  2. flatpak common/flatpak-dir.c · raw.githubusercontent.com · retrieved 2026-09-27
  3. The future of apps on Linux — Flatpak · flatpak.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  4. The future of apps on Linux — Flatpak · flatpak.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
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