GNU Free Documentation License

The GNU Free Documentation License (GNU FDL or simply GFDL) is a copyleft license for free content, designed by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) for the GNU project. It is the open content counterpart to the GNU GPL. The current state of the license is version 1.2, the official text of which can be found at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html.

External links

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Resources discussing the appropriateness of the GFDL:

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• The GNU Free Documentation License
• Draft of Debian position statement about the GFDL
• Why You Shouldn't Use the GNU FDL
• Why Wikitravel isn't GFDL: Problems with using the GFDL for short printed texts
• The Free Universal Encyclopedia And Learning Resources