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+How to (not) use GPL Software
+Ideas and Goals of the GNU GPL
+
+Free Software
+Software that has fundamental freedoms:
+to use it for any purpose
+to "help your neighbour" (i.e. make copies)
+to study it's functionality (reading source code)
+to fix it myself (make modifications and run them)
+
+Copyleft
+Is the legal idea to
+exercising copyright to grant the above freedoms
+assure that nobody can take away the freedom
+
+The GNU General Public License
+Is a legal instrument to apply they copyleft idea on software
+
+
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