GPL license - AshokBhat/notes GitHub Wiki
- GNU General Public License (GPL)
- Prominent software - Linux kernel and the GNU toolchain
- Originally written by Richard Stallman
- Copyleft license
| Version | Products | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GPLv2 | Linux kernel, Valgrind, QEMU | |
| GPLv3 | GIMP | Not so popular Considered very strict as compared to GPLv2 |
| LGPL | VLC, 7-zip | Primarily for libraries |
- Primarily used for software libraries
- Requires that derived works be licensed under the same license
- But works that only link to it do not fall under this restriction
- Copyleft - GPL License
- Permissive - MIT | BSD | Apache License