CSC 379:Week 2, Group 5

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GNU General Public License

Overview

The General Public License (GPL) was created in 1989 by Richard Stallman as originally a way of allowing many projects to share source code under a unifying license. It ensures that any software that was derived from open source remains available to the general public and freely distributable.

  • GPLV1
  • GPLV2
  • GPLV3

Discussion Questions

What is the impact of GPL use?

  • Personal Software Users
  • Developers - Open Source, Commercial
  • Software Companies
  • Industry and Business
  • Non-profit organizations
  • Government
  • Education and Research
  • Foreign Countries

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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