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==Overview==
==Overview==
The General Public License (GPL) was created in 1989 by Richard Stallman as a way of allowing many projects to share source code under a unifying license. The GPL also ensures that any open source software stays open source.


==Discussion Questions==
==Discussion Questions==

Revision as of 23:51, 12 July 2007

GNU General Public License

Overview

The General Public License (GPL) was created in 1989 by Richard Stallman as a way of allowing many projects to share source code under a unifying license. The GPL also ensures that any open source software stays open source.

Discussion Questions

  • What is the impact of GPL use?


  • What are the ethical considerations for licenses like GPL that require their adoption if work licensed under it is incorporated into a parent work, with additional stipulations that include the acceptance of the most current version of the GPL license?


  • What ethical considerations are highlighted by the patent sharing/protection agreement between Microsoft and Novell?
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