Why would you use a GFDL license?
Why would you use a GFDL license?
Why publishers should use the GNU FDL The GFDL is meant as a way to enlist commercial publishers in funding free documentation without surrendering any vital liberty.
What is GFDL permission?
The GFDL is a form of licensing that requires attribution. The GFDL specifies that anyone who distributes copies of a work that is licensed under the GFDL should “Preserve the section Entitled ‘History'” and list “at least five of the principal authors of the Document”.
Is LGPL GPL compatible?
Note that the LGPL is compatible with the GPL: you can decide to “upgrade” to GPL and incorporate it in a wholly GPL licensed project if you wish. You can’t however go the other way and re-license GPL licensed code as LGPL.
Is Apache compatible with GPL?
Is the Apache License compatible with the GNU GPL? Apache License 2.0 is compatible with GPLv3, so you can freely mix the code that’s released under these two licenses. The resulting software, however, must be released under GPLv3.
What is meant by copyleft?
Copyleft is a general method for making a program (or other work) free (in the sense of freedom, not “zero price”), and requiring all modified and extended versions of the program to be free as well. So instead of putting GNU software in the public domain, we “copyleft” it.
What problems does Apache license solve?
The Apache License 2.0 makes sure that the user does not have to worry about infringing any patents by using the software. The user is granted a license to any patent that covers the software. This license is terminated if the user sues anyone over patent infringement related to this software.
Is the GFDL compatible with many other sites?
It’s recognizable, and compatible with many other sites. Note that the FSF, who manage the GFDL, did give permission during a certain window of time for wiki sites to relicense their content from GFDL to CC-by-sa.
What’s the difference between GFDL and CC BY SA?
The GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL or GNU FDL) was made with the main purpose of being used for softare documentation. CC-by-sa is intended for general sharing of “cultural works”.
Is it better to use the GNU GPL or the GPL?
Using the GNU GPL will require that all the released improved versions be free software. This means you can avoid the risk of having to compete with a proprietary modified version of your own work. However, in some special situations it can be better to use a more permissive license.
Is the X11 license compatible with the GPL?
No. The X11 license is compatible with the GPL, so you can add a module to the GPL-covered program and put it under the X11 license. But if you were to incorporate them both in a larger program, that whole would include the GPL-covered part, so it would have to be licensed as a whole under the GNU GPL.