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The document discusses the GNU General Public License (GPL), describing it as an intellectual property license that uses copyleft to remove restrictions on intellectual property. The GPL gives users four main freedoms: the freedom to use software for any purpose, to share software with others, to change software to suit one's needs, and to share changes made to the software. The full text of the GPL can be found on the GNU website and outlines these freedoms in more detail.
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The document discusses open source software licenses and intellectual property protection when using open source software. It summarizes key open source licenses like GPL, LGPL, and MPL and how they affect proprietary software development. The document also describes how ACCESS Linux Platform is designed to allow both open source and proprietary software while protecting intellectual property through license isolation and the use of MPL for its application framework.
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License
This license document summarizes the key aspects of the GNU General Public License Version 3. It allows users to freely copy and distribute verbatim copies of the license. The license is intended to guarantee freedom to share and modify software while also protecting user rights and freedoms. It provides legal permission to copy, distribute, and modify the software, while disclaiming warranty and ensuring proper attribution of changes.
License
The document is the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 3. It grants users the freedom to use, study, share, and modify software and other works. Key aspects include:
- Users are free to copy and redistribute the license verbatim but not change its terms.
- The GPL is intended to guarantee users' freedom to share and modify software to keep it free for all users.
- Developers who use the GPL protect users' rights by asserting copyright and offering the GPL, giving legal permission to copy, distribute, and modify the software.
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The document discusses open source software, including its history, definitions, common licenses, and popular packages. It provides facts about open source usage, outlines how Richard Stallman and Linus Torvalds helped establish open source concepts. The benefits are listed as cost savings, increased users, scalability, longevity, and innovation due to collaboration. Popular licenses mentioned are GPL, LGPL, BSD and Apache. Development tools highlighted are Linux, Android, MySQL, PHP and Python.
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Licence Gpl 3.0
This license document is the GNU General Public License Version 3. It grants users freedom to share and modify software and other works. Key points include:
- It is a free, copyleft license intended to guarantee freedom for all users of a program.
- Users have freedom to distribute copies and modify works, as long as they pass on the same freedoms to others.
- Developers must assert copyright and offer this license to protect user rights. There is no warranty and modified works must be marked as changed.
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1) Software source codes are protected by copyright, not patents. Copyright is granted automatically when an idea is expressed and lasts over 100 years. It restricts copying, distribution, and creating derivative works without permission.
2) There are various open source software licenses like the GNU GPL, GNU LGPL, and BSD licenses. The GPL requires derived works to also be open source while the LGPL allows linking to closed source software. Permissive licenses like BSD allow commercial use and do not require derived works to be open source.
3) When GPL licensed code is added to a closed source project, the entire combined work must be released under the GPL, becoming open source. Modifying GPL software without releasing the source is a
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Editor's Notes
- Welcome to my presentation on the GNU General Public License. I'll be explaining this truly amazing document to you today. By the time I'm done, you all will know: What the GNU GPL is, What the GPL says, How the GPL applies to you, and The history of the GPL.