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GNU General Public License, version 1.0

Summary

GNU General Public License, version 1.0 is a copyleft free software license[1].

Key Facts

  • GNU General Public License, version 1.0 authored Q48413[2].
  • GNU General Public License, version 1.0's instance of is recorded as copyleft free software license[3].
  • GNU General Public License, version 1.0's instance of is recorded as painting[4].
  • GNU General Public License, version 1.0's movement is recorded as free software movement[5].
  • GNU General Public License, version 1.0's followed by is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[6].
  • GNU General Public License, version 1.0's part of is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 1.0 or later[7].
  • GNU General Public License, version 1.0's publication date is recorded as +1989-01-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • GNU General Public License, version 1.0's edition or translation of is recorded as GNU General Public License[9].
  • GNU General Public License, version 1.0's approved by is recorded as Q48413[10].
  • GNU General Public License, version 1.0's approved by is recorded as Open Source Initiative[11].
  • GNU General Public License, version 1.0's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-1.0.html[12].
  • GNU General Public License, version 1.0's replaced by is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[13].
  • GNU General Public License, version 1.0's short name is recorded as GNU GPL v1[14].
  • GNU General Public License, version 1.0's different from is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 1.0 or later[15].
  • GNU General Public License, version 1.0's first line is recorded as The license agreements of most software companies try to keep users at the mercy of those companies. By contrast, our General Public License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free software—to make sure the software is free for all its users.[16].
  • GNU General Public License, version 1.0's SPDX license ID is recorded as GPL-1.0-only[17].
  • GNU General Public License, version 1.0's SPDX license ID is recorded as GPL-1.0[18].
  • GNU General Public License, version 1.0's last line is recorded as That’s all there is to it![19].

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Works and Contributions

GNU General Public License, version 1.0 authored Q48413[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . gnu.org. gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . opensource.org. opensource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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MLA “GNU General Public License, version 1.0.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/gnu-general-public-license-version-1-0.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_gnu-general-public-license-version-1-0_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{GNU General Public License, version 1.0}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/gnu-general-public-license-version-1-0}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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