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Re:Snowtrack – a new version control software for graphic de... by twic on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @07:59AM (#27433948)
"Permissive" at least is an established term of art, meaning a license which does not impose many conditions on redistribution:

https://fossa.com/blog/all-about-permissive-licenses/

Even the GNU project uses it that way:

https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.en.html

You're right that "restrictive" is an unusual term in this context. The antonym of "permissive" is usually "copyleft".

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