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GNU General Public License, version 2.0

Summary

GNU General Public License, version 2.0 is a copyleft free software license[1]. It draws 24 Wikipedia views per month (copyleft_free_software_license category, ranking #3 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • GNU General Public License, version 2.0 authored Q48413[3].
  • GNU General Public License, version 2.0's instance of is recorded as copyleft free software license[4].
  • GNU General Public License, version 2.0's instance of is recorded as OSI-approved license[5].
  • GNU General Public License, version 2.0's movement is recorded as free software movement[6].
  • GNU General Public License, version 2.0's follows is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 1.0[7].
  • GNU General Public License, version 2.0's followed by is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 3.0[8].
  • GNU General Public License, version 2.0's followed by is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[9].
  • GNU General Public License, version 2.0's Commons category is recorded as GPL[10].
  • GNU General Public License, version 2.0's edition number is recorded as 2.0[11].
  • GNU General Public License, version 2.0's said to be the same as is recorded as Wikipedia:Text of the GNU General Public License[12].
  • GNU General Public License, version 2.0's publication date is recorded as +1991-06-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • GNU General Public License, version 2.0's edition or translation of is recorded as GNU General Public License[14].
  • GNU General Public License, version 2.0's approved by is recorded as Q48413[15].
  • GNU General Public License, version 2.0's approved by is recorded as Open Source Initiative[16].
  • GNU General Public License, version 2.0's approved by is recorded as Debian Free Software Guidelines[17].
  • GNU General Public License, version 2.0's official website is recorded as https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.en.html[18].
  • GNU General Public License, version 2.0's official website is recorded as https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.de.html[19].
  • GNU General Public License, version 2.0's official website is recorded as https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.fr.html[20].
  • GNU General Public License, version 2.0's official website is recorded as https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.cs.html[21].
  • GNU General Public License, version 2.0's official website is recorded as https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.pt-br.html[22].
  • GNU General Public License, version 2.0's official website is recorded as https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.ru.html[23].
  • GNU General Public License, version 2.0's official website is recorded as https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.uk.html[24].
  • GNU General Public License, version 2.0's official website is recorded as https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.ja.html[25].
  • GNU General Public License, version 2.0's topic's main category is recorded as Category:GPL files[26].
  • GNU General Public License, version 2.0's work available at URL is recorded as https://opensource.org/licenses/GPL-2.0[27].

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Works and Contributions

GNU General Public License, version 2.0 authored Q48413[3].

Why It Matters

GNU General Public License, version 2.0 draws 24 Wikipedia views per month (copyleft_free_software_license category, ranking #3 of 5).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . gnu.org. gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SPDX License List. Retrieved . opensource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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