Documentation

We want to help people understand Free Software licensing, and one important aspect of this is the provision of documentation that may be useful. This page is an on-going effort to provide clear information on various aspects of Free Software licensing. Please check back regularly to see updates and additions.

Useful general GNU (L)GPL resources:

• What is software licensing?
• The official GNU GPL FAQ
• FSF's HOW-TO for using the GNU GPL
• The GNU GPL upgrade compatibility matrix
• FSF's GNU GPL quiz

Useful GNU GPL version 3 resources:

• Learn more about the GNU GPL version 3
• A quick guide to GPLv3
• The GNU GPL version 3 licence text
• The GNU LGPL version 3 licence text
• Translations of the GNU GPL and LGPL version 3

Useful GNU GPL version 2 resources:

• The GNU GPL version 2 licence
• Translations of the GNU GPL version 2
• Useful tips for users of GNU GPL version 2 software
• Useful tips for vendors of GNU GPL version 2 software

About the Freedom Task Force:

• General Freedom Task Force FAQ
• Background: About FSFE
• Background: What does FSFE do?

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