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- proper noun Initialism of
GNU General Public License .
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Q: Copyleft - though developed as a legal framework for developing free software (namely the GNU GPL) - also turns out to be a very useful tool for both developing all sorts of knowledge/information/technologies cooperatively, and preventing them from being co-opted or stolen.
SchNEWS - Weekly direct action newsletter and party and protest guide 2010
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The first example that comes to mind is the libertarian idea that guns are needed for revolution against the government, but there are actually quite a few consider how crazy the GNU GPL sounds to someone unfamiliar with it.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Anonymous Comments and Modern Tort Law and Antidiscrimination Law 2010
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Richard Stallman and many others use the term GNU/Linux, to remind people of the importance of the many GNU GPL contributions.
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Openbravo POS upgrades its license to GNU GPL version 3
Archive 2009-02-01 Adri 2009
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Openbravo POS upgrades its license to GNU GPL version 3
Openbravo POS upgrades its license to GNU GPL version 3 Adri 2009
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As noted by Wikipedia, "Their development is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software collaboration; typically all the underlying source code can be used, freely modified, and redistributed by anyone under the terms of the GNU GPL and other free licenses."
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This holds for the GNU GPL as well as for the CC-BY-SA.
Archive 2008-05-01 Egon Willighagen 2008
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Although the GNU GPL *does* depend on copyright law to function, that's simply - if paradoxically - to make it available for all, not to forbid such re-use, which lies at the heart of the traditional copyright system.
Why Open Access for Textbooks is Inevitable glyn moody 2008
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Stepping up the development of the Second Life Grid to everyone interested, I am proud to announce the availability of the Second Life client source code for you to download, inspect, compile, modify, and use within the guidelines of the GNU GPL version 2.
Second Life's Grand Opening glyn moody 2008
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This holds for the GNU GPL as well as for the CC-BY-SA.
Does ChemSpider really violate Open Data with CC SA? Egon Willighagen 2008
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