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2012-04-11T09:59:54Z

GPL in a nutshell

Kindahero at 12:29, 31 March 2012

2012-03-31T12:29:08Z

S9nn9s at 15:18, 29 March 2012

2012-03-29T15:18:03Z

S9nn9s: Created page with "licence of GNU Emacs. == GPL in a nutshell == * Someone A create a recipe of beer. and publish it as GPL * here is what another guy B can do, have to do ** B can make be..."

2012-03-29T15:17:03Z

Created page with "licence of GNU Emacs. == GPL in a nutshell == * Someone A create a recipe of beer. and publish it as GPL * here is what another guy B can do, have to do ** B can make be..."

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licence of [[GNU Emacs]].

== GPL in a nutshell ==
* Someone A create a recipe of beer. and publish it as GPL
* here is what another guy B can do, have to do
** B can make beer made with this recipe
** B can make money by selling beer made with the recipe
** B can improve the recipe, and publish it
** B can tell the recipe to others
** B can improve the recipe, but must publish it as GPL
** when someone C ask B, what the original recipe, B have to tell him
** when someone C ask B, what the '''improved''' recipe, B have to tell him
* in one sentence, when A create a recipe of beer, publish it as GPL, recipe and any improved recipe will be public accessable forever, and any one can make money by making ans selling the beer

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-licence of [[GNU Emacs]].
+License of [[GNU Emacs]].
 == GPL in a nutshell ==
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 ** when someone C ask B, what the original recipe, B have to tell him
 ** when someone C ask B, what the '''improved''' recipe, B have to tell him
-* in one sentence, when A create a recipe of beer, publish it as GPL, recipe and any improved recipe will be public accessable forever, and any one can make money by making and selling the beer
+* in one sentence, when A create a recipe of beer, publish it as GPL, recipe and any improved recipe will be publicly accessable forever, and any one can make money by making and selling the beer and/or distributing the recipe.

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 == GPL in a nutshell ==
-* Someone A create a recipe of beer. and publish it as GPL
+* Someone (called A) creates a recipe of beer and publishes it under the terms of the GPL
-* here is what another guy B can do,  have to do
+* here is what another guy (called B) can (and/or has to) do
-** B can make beer made with this recipe
+** B can make beer, made with this recipe
 ** B can make money by selling beer made with the recipe
 ** B can improve the recipe, and publish it
 ** B can tell the recipe to others
-** B can improve the recipe, but must publish it as GPL
+** B can improve the recipe, but must publish it under the terms of the GPL
-** when someone C ask B, what the original recipe, B have to tell him
+** when someone (called C) asks B, what the original recipe is, B has to tell him
-** when someone C ask B, what the '''improved''' recipe, B have to tell him
+** when C asks B, what the '''improved''' recipe is, B has to tell him
-* in one sentence, when A create a recipe of beer, publish it as GPL, recipe and any improved recipe will be publicly accessable forever, and any one can make money by making and selling the beer and/or distributing the recipe.
+* in one sentence, when A creates a recipe of beer, publishes it under the terms of the GPL, recipe and improved recipes will be publicly accessable forever, and anyone can make money by making and selling the beer and/or distributing the recipe.
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