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Frequently Asked Questions about the GNU GPL - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF) The GPL requires the maker of a version to place his or her name on it, to distinguish it from other versions and to protect the reputations of other maintainers. The GPL permits this because that run-time library normally accompanies the compiler or interpreter you are using. The whole point of the GPL is that all modified versions must be free software--which means, in particular, that the source code of the modified version is available to the users. www.gnu.org /licenses/gpl-faq.html   (18870 words)

Licenses - GNU GPL, GNU LGPL, GNU FDL, General Public License, Lesser General Public License, Free Documentation ... The GNU Affero General Public License is based on the GNU GPL, but has an additional term to allow users who interact with the licensed software over a network to receive the source for that program. The GNU Free Documentation License is a form of copyleft intended for use on a manual, textbook or other document to assure everyone the effective freedom to copy and redistribute it, with or without modifications, either commercially or noncommercially. The GNU Free Documentation License text is available in these formats: HTML, plain text, Docbook, Texinfo, and LaTeX These documents are not formatted for standalone publishing, and are intended to be included in another document. www.gnu.org /licenses/licenses.html   (1500 words)

The GNU Operating system - the GNU project - Free Software Foundation - Free as in Freedom - GNU/Linux The GNU Project was launched in 1984 to develop a complete Unix-like operating system which is free software: the GNU system. Variants of the GNU operating system, which use the kernel called Linux, are now widely used; though these systems are often referred to as “Linux”, they are more accurately called GNU/Linux systems. The GNU project supports the mission of the FSF to preserve, protect and promote the freedom to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer software, and to defend the rights of Free Software users. www.gnu.org   (667 words)

Various Licenses and Comments about Them - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)   (Site not responding. Last check: ) GNU GPL because the GNU GPL is one of the alternatives. It is incompatible with the GPL because of the requirement to send a copy to the original maintainer if he or she asks for one, which is a requirement not in the GPL. This is a Free Documentation license that is incompatible with the GNU FDL. gnu.atnet.at /licenses/license-list.html   (5151 words)

Various Licenses and Comments about Them - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF) This is the disjunction of the Netscape Public License and the GNU GPL. This is a Free Documentation license that is incompatible with the GNU FDL. The GNU GPL can be used for general data which is not software, as long as one can determine what the definition of “source code” refers to in the particular case. www.gnu.org /philosophy/license-list.html   (6476 words)

ONLamp.com -- RMS: The GNU GPL Is Here to Stay We don't need the GPL anymore." Federico Biancuzzi recently contacted RMS, founder of the Free Software Movement and initial developer of the GNU system (the G in "GLAMP"), to talk about the past, the present, and the future of the GNU GPL. The GNU GPL is designed to achieve the goals of the Free Software Movement; specifically, to ensure that every user of a program gets the essential freedoms--to run it, to study and change the source code, to redistribute copies, and to publish modified versions. Perhaps he thinks the GNU GPL is not needed to achieve those goals. www.onlamp.com /pub/a/onlamp/2005/09/22/gpl3.html   (1207 words)

OSS Watch - The GNU General Public License - An Overview The GNU project (short for GNU's Not UNIX) began in 1984, when Richard Stallman, a programmer working at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, decided that he would like to create a collection of software which could be distributed and adapted freely, without restrictive proprietary licensing. Although the basic principles of free software were established early on in the GNU project, it was not until 1989 that they were distilled into a licence that could be easily taken up and applied to any piece of software by its owner. Finally, it is very common to hear that the GPL (and other general licences) are not binding on the licensee because there is not explicit agreement between the licensee and the licensor. www.oss-watch.ac.uk /resources/gpl.xml   (1420 words)

GNU General Public License - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF) By contrast, the GNU General Public License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change all versions of a program--to make sure it remains free software for all its users. Developers that use the GNU GPL protect your rights with two steps: (1) assert copyright on the software, and (2) offer you this License giving you legal permission to copy, distribute and/or modify it. For both users' and authors' sake, the GPL requires that modified versions be marked as changed, so that their problems will not be attributed erroneously to authors of previous versions. www.gnu.org /copyleft/gpl.html   (4193 words)

Main Page - GNU Telephony   (Site not responding. Last check: ) GNU Telephony is a meta project dedicated to the development and promotion of the use of free software for telephony. GNU Telephony is used to directly support the GNU Common C++ family of libraries and telephony application servers such as GNU Bayonne, which are part of the GNU Project, as well as other packages that we regularly use. GNU Bayonne 1 can integrate perl and python applications, and has been commercially deployed in production use for several years. wiki.gnutelephony.org /index.php/Main_Page   (618 words)

Licenses - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF) The GNU General Public License is often called the GNU GPL for short; it is used by most GNU programs, and by more than half of all Free Software packages. The GNU Free Documentation License is a form of copyleft intended for use on a manual, textbook or other document to assure everyone the effective freedom to copy and redistribute it, with or without modifications, either commercially or noncommercially. In the GNU Project, the specific distribution terms that we use are contained in the GNU General Public License, the GNU Lesser General Public License and the GNU Free Documentation License. www.tw.gnu.org /licenses/licenses.html   (1297 words)

The GNU General Public License   (Site not responding. Last check: ) GNU is an organization that was put together a long time ago in efforts to create a Unix-like operating system out of completely free software and source code. Because the GNU guys on the block wanted all software free and all source code free, but they wanted to give authors proper credit at the same time they had to develop a new software license that people could use to acheive this. If you go to the GNU GPL web page, you'll find (in addition to a copy of the license itself) detailed instructions on placing something under the GNU GPL, as well as specific text that you can copy-and-paste into your source files. jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu /~blee27/software/gnugpl.htm   (396 words)

What is GPL? - A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer Dictionary The most widespread use of GPL is in reference to the GNU GPL, which is commonly abbreviated simply as GPL when it is understood that the term refers to the GNU GPL. One of the basic tenets of the GPL is that anyone who acquires the material must make it available to anyone else under the same licensing agreement. A GPL is also referred to as a copyleft, in contrast to a copyright that identifies the proprietary rights of material. www.webopedia.com /TERM/G/GPL.html   (182 words)

The GNU General Public License - virtualdub.org VirtualDub is distributed under the GNU General Public License, which specifies the conditions under which you may modify and redistribute VirtualDub. GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2, June 1991 Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. By contrast, the GNU General Public License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free software--to make sure the software is free for all its users. www.virtualdub.org /gpl   (2375 words)

GNU - Licencja Publiczna GNU To jest nieoficjalne tłumaczenie Powszechnej Licencji Publicznej GNU na język polski. It was not published by the Free Software Foundation, and does not legally state the distribution terms for software that uses the GNU GPL--only the original English text of the GNU GPL does that. Natomiast w wypadku Powszechnej Licencji Publicznej GNU (GNU General Public License, GPL) celem jest zagwarantowanie użytkownikowi swobody udostępniania i zmieniania tego wolnego oprogramowania, a więc danie pewności, iż oprogramowanie jest wolno dostępne dla wszystkich użytkowników. www.gnu.org.pl /text/licencja-gnu.html   (2437 words)

OpenVPN License You must obey the GNU General Public License in all respects for all of the code used other than OpenSSL. GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2, June 1991 Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail. openvpn.net /license.html   (3497 words)

The GNU General Public License The GPL is used by thousands of programmers who want to give others the right to copy and modify the source code of their programs. Companies can use it for commercial purposes, but they are not permitted to use it in products that they claim as their property without negotiating a separate agreement with us beforehand. By marking it with both copyright and GPL notices you allow them to copy it but not to claim anything derived from it as their own. www.junkbusters.com /gpl.html   (2899 words)

Open Source--The Unauthorized White Papers Chapter 6, The GNU GPL and the Open Source Definition Unlike the GNU GPL, there is no programmatic statement of agenda in the BSD-type licenses; BSD providers state that their object is simply to see that the software is distributed as widely as possible, and that no person or endeavor is restricted from using, distributing, or even selling it. The GNU GPL allows a developer to issue new source code under a particular version of the license, and optionally to allow the code to be distributed under "any later version." A user who receives GPL’d code with no version number specified may pass it on under any version of the GNU GPL. The GPL is careful to state that with each transfer of the software according to the GPL, there comes a direct license from the copyright holders (licensor) to each recipient. www.stromian.com /Book/Chap6.html   (5979 words)

MySQL AB :: MySQL Open Source License Our software is 100% GPL (General Public License); if yours is 100% GPL compliant, then you have no obligation to pay us for the licenses. You must obey the GNU General Public License in all respects for all of the code used other than code licensed under version 3.0 of the PHP license. This frees you from the broad and strict requirements of the GPL license. www.mysql.com /company/legal/licensing/opensource-license.html   (725 words)

Linux Online - GNU General Public License Linux is written and distributed under the GNU General Public License which means that its source code is freely-distributed and available to the general public. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Library General Public License instead of this License. www.linux.org /info/gnu.html   (2557 words)

The History of the GNU General Public License The GPL (The GNU General Public License), created by Richard Stallman, serves as the de facto constitution for the Free Software movement. The GNU General Public License, version 2, and the GNU Library General Public License, version 2, were released in June 1991. The Library General Public License (LGPL) was renamed in a minor update to the GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 in early 1999. www.free-soft.org /gpl_history   (2013 words)

Creative Commons GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License is a Free Software license. Any translation of the GNU General Public License must be accompanied by the GNU General Public License. This is a human-readable summary of the Legal Code (the full GNU General Public License). creativecommons.org /licenses/GPL/2.0   (265 words)

The GNU General Public License and Commentaries By contrast, the GNU General Public License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free software—to make sure the software is free for all its users. Incidentally, since the GNU GPL was composed, in order to reflect its character better, the GNU Library General Public License has been renamed the GNU Lesser General Public License. In approximately a decade of enforcing the GPL, I have never insisted on payment of damages to the Foundation for violation of the license, and I have rarely required public admission of wrongdoing. www.rattlesnake.com /software-law/GNU-GPL-and-Commentaries.html   (4821 words)

GNU GPL initiative takes on licensing threats However, at the First Annual International GNU General Public License conference held at MIT today, it was apparent that change was coming to the GPL in version 3. GNU, or "GNU is Not Unix," is a Unix-like operating system that comes with source code that can be copied, modified, and redistributed. Because it has been more than a decade since a new version of the GPL has been drafted, Stallman said that the software world had "sprung nasty threats on [the free software]; community and all of its users," and that a series of sessions was needed to redraft the license to fit today's landscape. searchopensource.techtarget.com /originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1159406,00.html   (1582 words)

GPLv3, 2nd discussion draft — GPLv3 Developers that use the GNU GPL protect your rights with two steps: (1) assert copyright on the software, and (2) offer you this License which gives you legal permission to copy, distribute and/or modify the software. For both users' and authors' sake, the GPL requires that modified versions be marked as changed, so that their problems will not be associated erroneously with the original version. This is fundamentally incompatible with the purpose of the GPL, which is to protect users' freedom to change the software. gplv3.fsf.org /gpl-draft-2006-07-27.html   (3275 words)

Creative Commons Deed The GNU General Public License is a Free Software license. Any translation of the GNU General Public License must be accompanied by the GNU General Public License. This is a human-readable summary of the Legal Code (the full GNU General Public License). www.creativecommons.org /licenses/GPL/2.0   (265 words)

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