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[News] Miconceptions About the Most Popular Software License: GPL

10 common misunderstandings about the GPL

,----[ Gist (all are myths!) ]
| 1. The GPL is viral
| 2. The GPL is unenforceable
| 3. You can't charge for GPL software
| 4. The "liberty or death" clause applies absolutely
| 5. Distributors only need to ship the source code they alter
| 6. Distributors only need to supply source code, and not the means to use 
|    it
| 7. Distributors don't need to provide offers of source code
| 8. Distributors only need to offer source code to their customers
| 9. Distributors only need to link to the license text
| 10. I don't think that word means what you think it means
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