Permissive Free Software Licence - Comparison To Copyleft

Comparison To Copyleft

Further information: Copyleft

Copyleft is "a general method for making a program or other work free, and requiring all modified and extended versions of the program to be free as well." By comparison with permissive licences, copyleft licensing places more requirement in terms of distribution and combination with software under other licences.

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