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The GNU Free Documentation License is a copyleft License for Free Documentation

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Full form of GPL?

GNU Public License. "GNU" in turn is a recursive acronym standing for "GNUs Not Unix."


What is software that is distributed for free?

Open source software, software where the source code is publicly available and which is licensed with an open source license. Examples of free software license / open source licenses include the Apache License, BSD license, GNU General Public License, GNU Lesser General Public License, MIT License, Eclipse Public License and Mozilla Public License.


What software allows users to run it for free with certain conditions?

Open source software, software where the source code is publicly available and which is licensed with an open source license. Examples of free software license / open source licenses include the Apache License, BSD license, GNU General Public License, GNU Lesser General Public License, MIT License, Eclipse Public License and Mozilla Public License.


What is Software that is distributed for free with certain conditions?

Open source software, software where the source code is publicly available and which is licensed with an open source license. Examples of free software license / open source licenses include the Apache License, BSD license, GNU General Public License, GNU Lesser General Public License, MIT License, Eclipse Public License and Mozilla Public License.


What do the abbreviations GNU GPL stand for?

The abbreviation GNU stands for 'Gnu's Not Unix' in computing. And the abbreviation GPL stands for 'General Public License' also in computing. Of course, there are could be other abbreviations too.


What is the license for CppUnit?

The license for CppUnit is released under a GNU Lesser General Public License, meaning it is a free software license, for use without the requirement of attributing the source code.


Can I use the logo of a free software registered under a GNU General Public License on my website?

yes, just say no copyright infridgment


Is Visual Boy Advance legal?

yes under the GNU General public license look at this URL en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License have to type it in sorry


Is Ingres an open source database?

Yes. Development is managed by Ingres Corporation, but the source code is released under the GNU General Public License.


What is the GNU license?

The GNU Free Documentation License (GNU FDL or simply GFDL) is a copyleft license for free documentation, designed by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) for the GNU project. It is the counterpart to the GNU General Public License that gives readers the same rights to copy, redistribute and modify a work and requires all copies and derivatives to be available under the same license. Copies may also be sold commercially, but if produced in larger quantities (greater than 100) then the original document or source code must be made available to the work's recipient.


What is the difference between GNU and GPL?

one of them has gNU and the other has gPL!!!! The GNU is the Lesser General Public Licence or LGPL (formerly the GNU Library General Public Licence). The main difference between them is that the LGP lets work to be linked to a non-(L)GPLed programme whether it is free software or proprietary software.


What does the term copyleft refer to?

In the "open source" community there is a different sort of copyright license applied, this is referred to as "copy left" as a play on copyright to highlight The difference. the original license was "The GNU General Public License, written by Richard Stallman. I believe the "Creative Commons" is a Copy left license.