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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.
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==
==Discussion Questions==


* '''What is the impact of GPL use?'''
'''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 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?'''
'''What ethical considerations are highlighted by the patent sharing/protection agreement between Microsoft and Novell?'''

Revision as of 21:29, 14 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.

  • 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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