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  Some of the many, many ways to misunderstand, under- or over-apply the GPL. I can think of several not covered by this article, which is a quick and worthwhile read.

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  • The GNU General Public License (GPL) is one of the most widely used software licenses -- and, undoubtedly, the most misunderstood. Some of this misunderstanding comes from hostile propaganda, but some also comes from a lack of experience in licensing issues on the part of both lawyers and lay users, and the use of standard language in conventional end-user license agreements that are unthinkingly coupled with the GPL. In all cases, the confusion is frequently based on misreadings, rumors, secondhand accounts, and what is convenient to believe.

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  Ophir Radnitz on 2006-08-31
  Aa summary of the most common misunderstandings about the GPL, from comic exaggerations to potentially legitimate differences of opinion.

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