vendor/choosealicense.com/_licenses/gpl-2.0.txt in licensee-6.1.1 vs vendor/choosealicense.com/_licenses/gpl-2.0.txt in licensee-7.0.0
- old
+ new
@@ -1,35 +1,35 @@
---
title: GNU General Public License v2.0
-nickname: GNU GPL v2.0
-tab-slug: gpl-v2
+nickname: GNU GPLv2
redirect_from: /licenses/gpl-v2/
-family: GPL
+family: GNU GPL
variant: true
source: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
-description: GPL is the most widely used free software license and has a strong copyleft requirement. When distributing derived works, the source code of the work must be made available under the same license. There are multiple variants of the GPL, each with different requirements.
+description: The GNU GPL is the most widely used free software license and has a strong copyleft requirement. When distributing derived works, the source code of the work must be made available under the same license. There are multiple variants of the GNU GPL, each with different requirements.
how: Create a text file (typically named LICENSE or LICENSE.txt) in the root of your source code and copy the text of the license into the file.
note: The Free Software Foundation recommends taking the additional step of adding a boilerplate notice to the top of each file. The boilerplate can be found at the end of the license.
required:
- include-copyright
- document-changes
- disclose-source
+ - same-license
permitted:
- commercial-use
- modifications
- distribution
- patent-use
- private-use
forbidden:
- no-liability
- - no-sublicense
+hidden: false
---
GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
Version 2, June 1991