GNU Free Documentation License

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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 counterpart to the GNU GPL that gives readers the same rights to copy, redistribute and modify a work and requires all copies and derivatives to be available under the same license. Copies can also be sold commercially, but if produced in larger quantities (greater than 100) then the original document or source code must be made available to the work's recipient.

The license was designed for manuals, textbooks, other reference and instructional materials, and documentation which often accompanies GPL software. However, it can be used for any text-based work, regardless of subject matter. The largest project using the license is Wikipedia, a general-purpose encyclopedia.

NursingWiki uses the GFDL for all its articles.

see also

• public domain
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External links

• GFDL official text
• The GNU Free Documentation License
• Free Software and Free Manuals
• 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 Resource

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