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The '''GNU Free Documentation License''' ('''GNU FDL''' or simply '''GFDL''') is a [[copyleft]] [[license]] for free documentation, designed by the [[Free Software Foundation]] (FSF) for the [[GNU Project]]. It is similar to the [[GNU General Public License]], giving readers the rights to copy, redistribute, and modify (except for "invariant sections") a work and requires all copies and derivatives to be available under the same license. Copies may also be sold commercially, but, if produced in larger quantities (greater than 100), the original document or source code must be made available to the work's recipient. | The '''GNU Free Documentation License''' ('''GNU FDL''' or simply '''GFDL''') is a [[copyleft]] [[license]] for free documentation, designed by the [[Free Software Foundation]] (FSF) for the [[GNU Project]]. It is similar to the [[GNU General Public License]], giving readers the rights to copy, redistribute, and modify (except for "invariant sections") a work and requires all copies and derivatives to be available under the same license. Copies may also be sold commercially, but, if produced in larger quantities (greater than 100), the original document or source code must be made available to the work's recipient. | ||
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