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Newer page: version 7 Last edited on Sunday, July 8, 2007 9:52:34 pm by PeterHewett Revert
Older page: version 6 Last edited on Monday, April 5, 2004 11:20:49 am by AristotlePagaltzis Revert
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-The most famous (some would say notorious) and one of, if not the most widely used OpenSource license. It also a very misunderstood piece of text. 
+The General Public License (GPL) is published by the [Free Software Foundation| http://www.fsf.org/] and is intended to guarantee every user the freedom to run, study, adapt, improve, and redistribute the software that it covers. The most famous (some would say notorious) and one of, if not the most widely used OpenSource license. It also a very misunderstood piece of text. 
  
-See also:  
+RichardStallman wrote the version 1 and 2 of the GNU GPL. Version 1 was released in 1989, and version 2 in 1991.  
  
+Version 3 of the GPL was released on 29 June 2007. This version strengthens the guarantee of freedom, by ensuring that users can modify the free software on their personal and household devices, and granting patent licenses to every user. It also extends compatibility with other free software licenses and increases international uniformity.  
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+See also:  
+* [GPL v3 | http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html]  
 * [The GPL -- a simple guide | http://www.it-director.com/article.php?articleid=11819] 
 * [Open source software: What is it and how does it work? | http://www.freehills.com/CA256AD900137BAA/page/00201A46?opendocument] 
 * [The GPL is a license, not a contract | http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20031214210634851]