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GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0

Summary

GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0 is a free software license[1].

Key Facts

  • GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0 authored Q48413[2].
  • GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0's instance of is recorded as free software license[3].
  • GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0's instance of is recorded as open-source license[4].
  • GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0's instance of is recorded as version, edition or translation[5].
  • GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0's movement is recorded as free software movement[6].
  • GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0's followed by is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1[7].
  • GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0's publication date is recorded as +1991-06-01T00:00:00Z[8].
  • GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0's edition or translation of is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License[9].
  • GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0's approved by is recorded as Q48413[10].
  • GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0's approved by is recorded as Open Source Initiative[11].
  • GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0's work available at URL is recorded as https://opensource.org/licenses/LGPL-2.0[12].
  • GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.0.html[13].
  • GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0's short name is recorded as LGPL-2.0-only[14].
  • GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0's different from is recorded as GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0 or later[15].
  • GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0'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.[16].
  • GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0's SPDX license ID is recorded as LGPL-2.0-only[17].
  • GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0's SPDX license ID is recorded as LGPL-2.0[18].
  • GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0's Free Software Directory entry is recorded as License:LGPL-2.0[19].
  • GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0's last line is recorded as That’s all there is to it![20].

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Works and Contributions

GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0 authored Q48413[2].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . gnu.org. gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . SPDX License List. Retrieved . spdx.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . SPDX License List. Retrieved . spdx.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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