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A software license used for certain free software packages, most notably the standard Perl implementation. While most in the free software community recognise it as a free software license (as do most proponents of the alternative term [open source software]?), it is often heavily criticised for being ambiguous, self-contradictory, and thus virtually impossible to interpret. The text of the Artistic License is shown below. Please do not change the content of the text below (though reformatting for Wikification purposes is encouraged):