Difference between revisions of "GNU FDL"

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-==Overview==
-The GNU Free Documentation License, or [[GNU FDL]], is an [[intellectual property license]] specifically designed for written material that is intended to be freely available. It is the counterpart of the [[GNU GPL]], which provides a similar license for [[software]].
-The license requires, in general, that those who copy the licensed material must in turn make that material freely available under the same license ''and'' must also provide a copy of that license along with the material. (In the case of web-hosted material, a link to a web page containing the license is sufficient.)
-Because most IP licenses are intended to protect the owner's copyright by ''preventing'' copying, the GNU FDL (which ''encourages'' copying) is often referred to as a "copyleft" license.
-The contents of [[Wikipedia]] and [[HTYP]] are provided under the GNU FDL.
-==Links==
-===Reference===
-* {{wikipedia|GNU Free Documentation License}}
-* [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html official page] at gnu.org

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