Editing Apache License (section)

==Compatibility==
The Apache Software Foundation and the [[Free Software Foundation]] agree that the Apache License 2.0 is a [[free software license]], compatible with the [[GNU General Public License]]<ref name="Apache licenses" /> (GPL) version 3,<ref name="fsflist"/> meaning that code under [[GNU General Public License#Version 3|GPLv3]] and Apache License 2.0 can be combined, as long as the resulting software is licensed under the GPLv3.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apache.org/licenses/GPL-compatibility.html|title=Apache License v2.0 and GPL Compatibility|author=Apache Software Foundation|access-date=30 January 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080115045635/http://www.apache.org/licenses/GPL-compatibility.html| archive-date= 15 January 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>

The Free Software Foundation considers all versions of the Apache License to be [[License compatibility|incompatible]] with the previous GPL versions 1 and 2.<ref name="fsflist"/> Furthermore, it considers Apache License versions before 2.0 incompatible with GPLv3. Because of version 2.0's patent license requirements, the Free Software Foundation recommends it over other non-copyleft licenses.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gnu.org/licenses/license-recommendations.html|title=How to choose a license for your own work|date=15 December 2018|website=gnu.org|publisher=[[Free Software Foundation]]|access-date=25 August 2019}}</ref><ref name="fsflist"/> If the Apache License with the LLVM exception is used, then it is compatible with GPLv2.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LLVM Exception {{!}} Software Package Data Exchange (SPDX) |url=https://spdx.org/licenses/LLVM-exception.html |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=spdx.org}}</ref>