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7 June 2006 165 Comments

GPL Licensing: Find Your Way Through this Mess

Every so often in open source circles, the issue of the GPL (General Public License) comes up. Most open source projects are released under this license as it allows for the freedom of open source and freely distributed source code, with the adequate protections of law.
Essentially, the GPL says that by recieving a GPL [...]

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