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interwiki-als mw-list-item"><a href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU-FDL" title="GNU-FDL – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="GNU-FDL" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ang mw-list-item"><a href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Fr%C4%93o_Gewrita_Amearcunge_L%C4%93af" title="GNU Frēo Gewrita Amearcunge Lēaf – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="GNU Frēo Gewrita Amearcunge Lēaf" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ænglisc</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%AE%D8%B5%D8%A9_%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88_%D9%84%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AB%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%82_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A9" title="رخصة جنو للوثائق الحرة – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="رخصة جنو للوثائق الحرة" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_FDL" title="GNU FDL – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="GNU FDL" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%81_%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF_%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8" title="গ্নু ফ্রি ডকুমেন্টেশান লাইসেন্স – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="গ্নু ফ্রি ডকুমেন্টেশান লাইসেন্স" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Ch%C5%AB-i%C3%BB_B%C3%BBn-ki%C4%81%E2%81%BF_H%C3%AD-kh%C3%B3-su" title="GNU Chū-iû Bûn-kiāⁿ Hí-khó-su – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="GNU Chū-iû Bûn-kiāⁿ Hí-khó-su" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D1%96%D1%86%D1%8D%D0%BD%D0%B7%D1%96%D1%8F_%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B9_%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BC%D1%8D%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%86%D1%8B%D1%96_%D0%93%D0%9D%D0%A3" title="Ліцэнзія вольнай дакумэнтацыі ГНУ – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Ліцэнзія вольнай дакумэнтацыі ГНУ" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B7_%D0%B7%D0%B0_%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%93%D0%9D%D0%A3" title="Лиценз за свободна документация на ГНУ – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Лиценз за свободна документация на ГНУ" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU-ova_licenca_za_slobodnu_dokumentaciju" title="GNU-ova licenca za slobodnu dokumentaciju – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="GNU-ova licenca za slobodnu dokumentaciju" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bxr mw-list-item"><a href="https://bxr.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_FDL" title="GNU FDL – Russia Buriat" lang="bxr" hreflang="bxr" data-title="GNU FDL" data-language-autonym="Буряад" data-language-local-name="Russia Buriat" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Буряад</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llic%C3%A8ncia_de_documentaci%C3%B3_lliure_de_GNU" title="Llicència de documentació lliure de GNU – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Llicència de documentació lliure de GNU" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU-Lizenz_f%C3%BCr_freie_Dokumentation" title="GNU-Lizenz für freie Dokumentation – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="GNU-Lizenz für freie Dokumentation" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_FDL" title="GNU FDL – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="GNU FDL" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%86%CE%B4%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%B1_%CE%95%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%8D%CE%B8%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%A4%CE%B5%CE%BA%CE%BC%CE%B7%CF%81%CE%AF%CF%89%CF%83%CE%B7%CF%82_GNU" title="Άδεια Ελεύθερης Τεκμηρίωσης GNU – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Άδεια Ελεύθερης Τεκμηρίωσης GNU" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licencia_de_documentaci%C3%B3n_libre_de_GNU" title="Licencia de documentación libre de GNU – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Licencia de documentación libre de GNU" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permesilo_de_GNU_por_Liberaj_Dokumentoj" title="Permesilo de GNU por Liberaj Dokumentoj – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Permesilo de GNU por Liberaj Dokumentoj" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87_%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF_%DA%AF%D9%86%D9%88" title="پروانه مستندات آزاد گنو – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="پروانه مستندات آزاد گنو" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licence_de_documentation_libre_GNU" title="Licence de documentation libre GNU – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Licence de documentation libre GNU" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU/FDL" title="GNU/FDL – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="GNU/FDL" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cead%C3%BAnas_Saorch%C3%A1ip%C3%A9is%C3%ADochta_GNU" title="Ceadúnas Saorcháipéisíochta GNU – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Ceadúnas Saorcháipéisíochta GNU" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licenza_de_documentaci%C3%B3n_libre_de_GNU" title="Licenza de documentación libre de GNU – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Licenza de documentación libre de GNU" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%9C%E0%AB%80_%E0%AA%8F%E0%AA%AB_%E0%AA%A1%E0%AB%80_%E0%AA%8F%E0%AA%B2_(GFDL)" title="જી એફ ડી એલ (GFDL) – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="જી એફ ડી એલ (GFDL)" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_%EC%9E%90%EC%9C%A0_%EB%AC%B8%EC%84%9C_%EC%82%AC%EC%9A%A9_%ED%97%88%EA%B0%80%EC%84%9C" title="GNU 자유 문서 사용 허가서 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="GNU 자유 문서 사용 허가서" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B3%D5%86%D5%88%D5%92_%D5%A1%D5%A6%D5%A1%D5%BF_%D6%83%D5%A1%D5%BD%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%A9%D5%B2%D5%A9%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB%D5%B6_%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%BF%D5%B8%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%A3%D5%AB%D6%80" title="ԳՆՈՒ ազատ փաստաթղթային արտոնագիր – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="ԳՆՈՒ ազատ փաստաթղթային արտոնագիր" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%82_%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8" title="जीएनयू फ्री डॉक्यूमेंटेशन लाइसेंस – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="जीएनयू फ्री डॉक्यूमेंटेशन लाइसेंस" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedija:Tekst_GNU-ove_Licence_za_slobodnu_dokumentaciju" title="Wikipedija:Tekst GNU-ove Licence za slobodnu dokumentaciju – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Wikipedija:Tekst GNU-ove Licence za slobodnu dokumentaciju" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ig mw-list-item"><a href="https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Igbo" lang="ig" hreflang="ig" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="Igbo" data-language-local-name="Igbo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Igbo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisensi_Dokumentasi_Bebas_GNU" title="Lisensi Dokumentasi Bebas GNU – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Lisensi Dokumentasi Bebas GNU" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licentia_GNU_pro_Documentation_Libere" title="Licentia GNU pro Documentation Libere – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Licentia GNU pro Documentation Libere" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frj%C3%A1lsa_GNU-handb%C3%B3karleyfi%C3%B0" title="Frjálsa GNU-handbókarleyfið – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Frjálsa GNU-handbókarleyfið" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%9C%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A9_%D7%97%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%A9%D7%99_%D7%91%D7%9E%D7%A1%D7%9E%D7%9B%D7%99%D7%9D_%D7%A9%D7%9C_%D7%92%D7%A0%D7%95" title="הרישיון לשימוש חופשי במסמכים של גנו – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="הרישיון לשימוש חופשי במסמכים של גנו" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/GFDL" title="GFDL – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="GFDL" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-csb mw-list-item"><a href="https://csb.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Kashubian" lang="csb" hreflang="csb" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="Kaszëbsczi" data-language-local-name="Kashubian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kaszëbsczi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_laisvosios_dokumentacijos_licencija" title="GNU laisvosios dokumentacijos licencija – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="GNU laisvosios dokumentacijos licencija" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licenza_de_documentazion_libera_GNU" title="Licenza de documentazion libera GNU – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Licenza de documentazion libera GNU" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mad mw-list-item"><a href="https://mad.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lis%C3%A9nsi_Dokum%C3%A9ntasi_B%C3%A9bas_GNU" title="Lisénsi Dokuméntasi Bébas GNU – Madurese" lang="mad" hreflang="mad" data-title="Lisénsi Dokuméntasi Bébas GNU" data-language-autonym="Madhurâ" data-language-local-name="Madurese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Madhurâ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%9D%D0%A3-%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B0_%D0%B7%D0%B0_%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0" title="ГНУ-ова лиценца за слободна документација – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="ГНУ-ова лиценца за слободна документација" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%97%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%82_%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0_%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%A6%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A7%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%A3%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%BF" title="ഗ്നൂ സ്വതന്ത്ര പ്രസിദ്ധീകരണാനുമതി – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ഗ്നൂ സ്വതന്ത്ര പ്രസിദ്ധീകരണാനുമതി" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mi mw-list-item"><a href="https://mi.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_FDL" title="GNU FDL – Māori" lang="mi" hreflang="mi" data-title="GNU FDL" data-language-autonym="Māori" data-language-local-name="Māori" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Māori</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesen_Dokumentasi_Bebas_GNU" title="Lesen Dokumentasi Bebas GNU – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Lesen Dokumentasi Bebas GNU" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_C%C3%AA%CC%A4%E1%B9%B3-i%C3%B9_%C3%99ng-d%C3%A1ung_H%E1%B9%B3%CC%84-k%C5%8D%CC%A4-c%C3%A9ng" title="GNU Cê̤ṳ-iù Ùng-dáung Hṳ̄-kō̤-céng – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="GNU Cê̤ṳ-iù Ùng-dáung Hṳ̄-kō̤-céng" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%9D%D0%A3_%D1%87%D3%A9%D0%BB%D3%A9%D3%A9%D1%82_%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BC%D1%82_%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0%BD_%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B7" title="ГНУ чөлөөт баримт бичгийн лиценз – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="ГНУ чөлөөт баримт бичгийн лиценз" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU-licentie_voor_vrije_documentatie" title="GNU-licentie voor vrije documentatie – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="GNU-licentie voor vrije documentatie" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU-lisensie_veur_vri%27je_dokument%C3%A4sie" title="GNU-lisensie veur vri'je dokumentäsie – Low Saxon" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="GNU-lisensie veur vri'je dokumentäsie" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Low Saxon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nedersaksies</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_fri_dokumentasjonslisens" title="GNU fri dokumentasjonslisens – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="GNU fri dokumentasjonslisens" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lic%C3%A9ncia_de_documentacion_liura_GNU" title="Licéncia de documentacion liura GNU – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Licéncia de documentacion liura GNU" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU-FDL" title="GNU-FDL – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="GNU-FDL" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ksh mw-list-item"><a href="https://ksh.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Liz%C3%A4nnz_f%C3%B6r_n_fr%C3%A4%C4%B3e_Dokementazjon" title="GNU Lizännz för n fräĳe Dokementazjon – Colognian" lang="ksh" hreflang="ksh" data-title="GNU Lizännz för n fräĳe Dokementazjon" data-language-autonym="Ripoarisch" data-language-local-name="Colognian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ripoarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licen%C8%9Ba_GNU_pentru_Documenta%C8%9Bie_Liber%C4%83" title="Licența GNU pentru Documentație Liberă – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Licența GNU pentru Documentație Liberă" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_FDL" title="GNU FDL – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="GNU FDL" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/GFDL" title="GFDL – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="GFDL" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc mw-list-item"><a href="https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sardu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Licenza_L%C3%ACbbira_di_Ducumentazzioni" title="GNU Licenza Lìbbira di Ducumentazzioni – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="GNU Licenza Lìbbira di Ducumentazzioni" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%86_%D9%8A%D9%88_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B2_%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%AA_%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%88" title="جي اين يو آزاد دستاويز اجازت نامو – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="جي اين يو آزاد دستاويز اجازت نامو" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licenca_GNU_za_prosto_dokumentacijo" title="Licenca GNU za prosto dokumentacijo – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Licenca GNU za prosto dokumentacijo" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%9D%D0%A3-%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B0_%D0%B7%D0%B0_%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D1%83_%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%98%D1%83" title="ГНУ-ова лиценца за слободну документацију – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="ГНУ-ова лиценца за слободну документацију" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licenca_GNU-a_za_slobodnu_dokumentaciju" title="Licenca GNU-a za slobodnu dokumentaciju – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Licenca GNU-a za slobodnu dokumentaciju" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lis%C3%A9nsi_Dokum%C3%A9n_B%C3%A9bas_GNU" title="Lisénsi Dokumén Bébas GNU – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Lisénsi Dokumén Bébas GNU" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%82_%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%81_%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%A3_%E0%AE%89%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D" title="குனூ தளையறு ஆவண உரிமம் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="குனூ தளையறு ஆவண உரிமம்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-roa-tara mw-list-item"><a href="https://roa-tara.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Tarantino" lang="nap-x-tara" hreflang="nap-x-tara" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="Tarandíne" 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