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GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1

Summary

GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 is a free software license[1]. It draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (free_software_license category, ranking #14 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 authored Q48413[3].
  • GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1's image is recorded as License icon-lgpl.svg[4].
  • GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1's instance of is recorded as free software license[5].
  • GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1's instance of is recorded as open-source license[6].
  • GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1's instance of is recorded as version, edition or translation[7].
  • GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1's movement is recorded as free software movement[8].
  • GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1's follows is recorded as GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0[9].
  • GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1's followed by is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License, version 3.0[10].
  • GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1's publication date is recorded as +1999-02-01T00:00:00Z[11].
  • GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1's edition or translation of is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License[12].
  • GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1's approved by is recorded as Q48413[13].
  • GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1's approved by is recorded as Open Source Initiative[14].
  • GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1's approved by is recorded as Q7715973[15].
  • GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1's work available at URL is recorded as https://opensource.org/licenses/LGPL-2.1[16].
  • GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1's work available at URL is recorded as https://ja.osdn.net/projects/opensource/wiki/licenses%2FGNU_Library_or_Lesser_General_Public_License[17].
  • GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html[18].
  • GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1's topic has template is recorded as Template:LGPLv2.1 only[19].
  • GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1's short name is recorded as GNU LGPL v2.1[20].
  • GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1's different from is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 or later[21].
  • GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1's first line is recorded as The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to share and change it. By contrast, the GNU General Public Licenses are intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free software—to make sure the software is free for all its users.[22].
  • GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1's SPDX license ID is recorded as LGPL-2.1-only[23].
  • GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1's Free Software Directory entry is recorded as License:LGPL-2.1[24].
  • GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1's last line is recorded as That’s all there is to it![25].

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Works and Contributions

GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 authored Q48413[3].

Why It Matters

GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (free_software_license category, ranking #14 of 14).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . gnu.org. Retrieved . gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SPDX License List. Retrieved . opensource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wiki.debian.org. Retrieved . wiki.debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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MLA “GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/gnu-lesser-general-public-license-version-2-1.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_gnu-lesser-general-public-license-version-2-1_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/gnu-lesser-general-public-license-version-2-1}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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