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Usually the name ''General Public License'' ([http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html GPL]) refers to the [http://www.gnu.org/ GNU] [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html General Public License]. The latest version of this license may be found on the [http://www.gnu.org/ GNU] web site on the [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ Licenses] page. The third version of the license, GPLv3, was released in June 2007 and included changes designed to combat the use of [[DRM]].  There are many other public licenses that are used with "''free''" and/or [[open source]] software. However, some version of the GNU GPL is in use for a large percentage (estimated at 60%[ref]http://www.blackducksoftware.com/oss[/ref]) of [[open source]] software. For further understanding of the GPL see the References section below or follow one of the URLs in this article.

 

 

==References==

==References==

[http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html GNU General Public License]

[http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html GNU General Public License]