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Aladdin Free Public License

The Aladdin Free Public License, abbreviated AFPL, is a license written by L. Peter Deutsch for his Ghostscript PostScript language interpreter. It was derived from the GNU General Public License, but differs on two key points:

Deutsch chose to include a commercial restriction in the AFPL based on his observation of people including Ghostscript in commercial products without full license compliance.[1] Recent versions of Ghostscript are not licensed under the AFPL.[2]

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  1. ^ Stig Hackvän (October 1998). L. Peter Deutsch in conversation with Stig Hackvän (CD-ROM) (English). Dr Dobb's Journal. CMP Media LLC. Retrieved on 2007-07-21. “As you recall, I promised Stallman that I would continue to distribute Ghostscript with the GNU license. But I saw a number of companies bundling Ghostscript with commercial products while just barely complying with the letter of the GNU license, so I decided that I did not want to make Ghostscript as available for commercial distribution as it would be with the GNU license.”
  2. ^ Ghostscript, Ghostview and GSview. Retrieved on 2007-07-21./

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