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Topic: GNU General Public License

Ads by Google Related Topics GNU FDL GNU Free Documentation License GNU General Public License GNU Linux GNU Compiler Collection GNU Lesser General Public License GNU GPL GNU Hurd GNU Privacy Guard GNU project GNU Debugger GNU Octave GNU General Public License      GNU General Public License - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stallman's goal was to produce one license that could be used for any project, thus making it possible for many projects to share code. In contrast, BSD-style licenses allow for derivative works to be redistributed as proprietary software. A number of businesses use dual-licensing to distribute a GPL version and sell a proprietary license to companies wishing to combine the package with proprietary code, using dynamically linking or not. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPL   (2942 words)      GNU Lesser General Public License - definition of GNU Lesser General Public License in Encyclopedia The main difference between the GPL and the LGPL is that the latter can be linked to a non-(L)GPLed program, which may be free software or proprietary. This is useful if you want to create a version of the code that proprietary software companies cannot use in non-free software products. One feature of the LGPL is that you can convert any LGPLed piece of software into a GPLed piece of software (section 3 of the license). http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License   (275 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 1989 before they were distilled into a licence that could be easily taken up and applied to any piece of software by its owner. This results from a misunderstanding of the way that such general licensing is intended to function. http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/gpl.xml   (1404 words)      The GNU General Public License and Commentaries This General Public License applies to most of the Free Software Foundation's software and to any other program whose authors commit to using it. If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest possible use to the public, the best way to achieve this is to make it free software which everyone can redistribute and change under these terms. Therefore, by modifying or distributing the Program (or any work based on the Program), you indicate your acceptance of this License to do so, and all its terms and conditions for copying, distributing or modifying the Program or works based on it. http://www.rattlesnake.com/software-law/GNU-GPL-and-Commentaries.html   (4821 words)      MySQL AB :: MySQL Open Source License You do not need to release the source code for components that are generally installed on the operating system on which your application runs, such as system header files or libraries. This is a great opportunity for the open source community and those of you who are developing open source software. 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. http://www.mysql.com/company/legal/licensing/opensource-license.html   (730 words)      freshmeat.net: Frequently Asked Questions This is not Free or Open Source software. This software may be used free-of-charge by members of educational institutions, but must be purchased by all others. This is not Free or Open Source software, but its source is made available when it is purchased. http://freshmeat.net/faq/view/48   (229 words)

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