CSC 379:Week 2, Group 5: Difference between revisions
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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 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. | ||
==Discussion Questions== | ==Discussion Questions== | ||
Revision as of 00:16, 13 July 2007
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.
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?