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'''GNU General Public Licence''', popularly known as '''GNU GPL''' is a popular, free licence aimed at the distribution of software and creative works, in the interest of promoting free works, and open source. It was written by Richard Stallman, for the [[GNU project]]. It is a [[Copyleft]] licence for general use, which means that the licence allows recipients to allow changes, and modifications without limits, and preserves the "free", part, even if the work had been modified by another party.

'''GNU General Public License''', popularly known as '''GNU GPL''' is a popular, free license aimed at the distribution of software and creative works, in the interest of promoting free works, and open source. It was written by Richard Stallman, for the [[GNU project]]. It is a [[Copyleft]] license for general use, which means that the license allows recipients to allow changes, and modifications without limits, and preserves the "free", part, even if the work had been modified by another party.

==Licencing==

==Licencing==

The GPL is a licence (hence General Public ''licence''), and is enforced under copyright law, not contractual law. Those who do not accept the terms of the GPL, such as corporations, may not legally use GPL licenced products under copyright law. However, if they do not redistribute the GPL'd program, they may still use the software within their organization however they like, and works (including programs) constructed by the use of the program are not required to be covered by this license.<ref>http://www.gnu.org/licenses/licenses.html</ref>

The GPL is a license (hence General Public ''license''), and is enforced under copyright law, not contractual law. Those who do not accept the terms of the GPL, such as corporations, may not legally use GPL licensed products under copyright law. However, if they do not redistribute the GPL'd program, they may still use the software within their organization however they like, and works (including programs) constructed by the use of the program are not required to be covered by this license.<ref>http://www.gnu.org/licenses/licenses.html</ref>

===Preamble of the GPL===

===Preamble of the GPL===