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<span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>History</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-History-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_free_content_licenses" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_free_content_licenses"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Other free content licenses</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_free_content_licenses-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" 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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-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 – Bulgairien" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Лиценз за свободна документация на ГНУ" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgairien" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</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-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-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-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-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-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Dens" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Dens" 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-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 – Inglis" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="Inglis" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</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-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 – Spainish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Licencia de documentación libre de GNU" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spainish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_FDL" title="GNU FDL – Eastlands" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="GNU FDL" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Eastlands" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</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-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-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-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 – Ebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="הרישיון לשימוש חופשי במסמכים של גנו" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Ebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_laisvosios_dokumentacijos_licencija" title="GNU laisvosios dokumentacijos licencija – Lithuanie" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="GNU laisvosios dokumentacijos licencija" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanie" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</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 – Letts" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Letts" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Polls" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polls" 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-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 – Roumains" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Licența GNU pentru Documentație Liberă" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Roumains" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</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" data-language-local-name="Tarantino" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tarandíne</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_FDL" title="GNU FDL – Roushien" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="GNU FDL" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Roushien" 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-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-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-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-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-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License" title="GNU Free Documentation License – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="GNU Free Documentation License" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</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" 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Seicontar sections can contain information regarding the author's or publisher's relationship tae the subject matter, but nae ony subject matter itself. While the Document itself is wholly editable, an is essentially covered bi a license equivalent tae (but baith-ways incompatible wi) the <a href="/w/index.php?title=GNU_General_Public_License&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="GNU General Public License (page disna exeest)">GNU General Public License</a>, some o the seicontar sections hae various restrictions designed primarily tae deal wi proper attribution tae previous authors. </p><p>Specifically, the authors of prior versions hae tae be acknowledged an certaint "invariant sections" specified bi the oreeginal author an dealing wi his or her relationship tae the subject matter mey nae be changed. If the material is modified, its title haes tae be changed (unless the prior authors gie permission tae retain the title). 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Material that restricts commercial re-use is incompatible wi the license an canna be incorporated intae the work. Houiver, incorporating sic restricted material mey be <a href="/w/index.php?title=Fair_use&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fair use (page disna exeest)">fair use</a> unner United States copyright law an daes nae need tae be licensed tae faw within the GFDL if sic fair use is covered bi aw potential subsequent uses. Ane good ensaumple of sic liberal an commercial fair use is <a href="/w/index.php?title=Parody&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Parody (page disna exeest)">parody</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Criticism_of_the_GFDL">Criticism of the GFDL</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=GNU_Free_Documentation_License&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Eedit section: Criticism of the GFDL" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>eedit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=GNU_Free_Documentation_License&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section's source code: Criticism of the GFDL"><span>eedit soorce</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Debian&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Debian (page disna exeest)">Debian</a> project an Nathanael Nerode haes raised objection.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://people.debian.org/~srivasta/Position_Statement.xhtml">[1]</a> Debian developers eventually voted tae consider works licensed unner the GFDL tae comply wi thair <a href="/w/index.php?title=Debian_Free_Software_Guidelines&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Debian Free Software Guidelines (page disna exeest)">Debian Free Software Guidelines</a> providit the invariant section clauses are nae uised.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.debian.org/vote/2006/vote_001">[2]</a> Thir critics recommend the use of alternate licenses sic as the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Share-alike&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Share-alike (page disna exeest)">share-alike</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Creative_Commons_licenses&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Creative Commons licenses (page disna exeest)">Creative Commons licenses</a> or even the GNU GPL. 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The reasons for this are that the GFDL allows "invariant" text which canna be modified or removed, an that its prohibition against <a href="/w/index.php?title=Digital_rights_management&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Digital rights management (page disna exeest)">digital rights management</a> (DRM) seestems applies tae valid usages, lik for "private copies made and not distributed".<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://home.twcny.rr.com/nerode/neroden/fdl.html">[3]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20031009105046/http://home.twcny.rr.com/nerode/neroden/fdl.html">Archived</a> 2003-10-09 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Overly_broad_DRM_clause">Overly broad DRM clause</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=GNU_Free_Documentation_License&veaction=edit&section=4" title="Eedit section: Overly broad DRM clause" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>eedit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=GNU_Free_Documentation_License&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section's source code: Overly broad DRM clause"><span>eedit soorce</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The GNU FDL conteens the statement: </p> <blockquote><p>"You may not use technical measures to obstruct or control the reading or further copying of the copies you make or distribute."</p></blockquote> <p>A criticism of this leid is that it is too broad, acause it applies tae private copies made but nae distributed. This means that a licensee is nae allowed tae save document copies "made" in a proprietary file format or uisin encryption. </p><p>In 2003, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_Stallman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Richard Stallman (page disna exeest)">Richard Stallman</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2003/09/msg00212.html">said</a> aboot the abuin sentence on the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal">debian-legal</a> mailing leet: </p> <blockquote><p>"This means that you cannot publish them under DRM systems to restrict the possessors of the copies. It isn't supposed to refer to use of encryption or file access control on your own copy. I will talk with our lawyer and see if that sentence needs to be clarified."</p></blockquote> <p><a href="/w/index.php?title=As_of_2006&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="As of 2006 (page disna exeest)">As of 2006</a>, the sentence haes nae yet been clarified. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Invariant_sections">Invariant sections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=GNU_Free_Documentation_License&veaction=edit&section=5" title="Eedit section: Invariant sections" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>eedit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=GNU_Free_Documentation_License&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section's source code: Invariant sections"><span>eedit soorce</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A GNU FDL wark can quickly be encumbered acause a new, different, title maun be giv'n an a leet o previous titles maun be kept. This coud lead tae the situation whaur thar are a whol series o title peiges, an dedications, in ilka an e'ery copy o the beuk if it haes a lang lineage. Thir peiges cannae <i>e'er</i> be remuived, at least nae until the wark haes enter'd the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_domein&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Public domein (page disna exeest)">public domein</a> efter <a href="/wiki/Copyricht" title="Copyricht">copyricht</a> expires. </p><p><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_Stallman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Richard Stallman (page disna exeest)">Richard Stallman</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2003/08/msg00807.html">said</a> aboot invariant sections on the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal">debian-legal</a> mailin leet: </p> <blockquote><p>"The dool o invariant sections, e'er syne the 80s whan we first made the <i>GNU Manifesto</i> an invariant section in the Emacs Manual, wis tae mak sure they coud nae be remuived. Specifically, tae mak sure that distributors o Emacs that awso distribute non-free software coud nae remuive the steitments o wir philosophy, whilka they micht think o doin acause those steitements criticize their actions."</p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="GPL_incompatible_in_both_directions">GPL incompatible in both directions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=GNU_Free_Documentation_License&veaction=edit&section=6" title="Eedit section: GPL incompatible in both directions" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>eedit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=GNU_Free_Documentation_License&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section's source code: GPL incompatible in both directions"><span>eedit soorce</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The GNU FDL is incompatible in baith directions wi the GPL: that is GNU FDL material canna be put intae GPL code an GPL code canna be put intae a GNU FDL manual. Because of this, code samples are eften <a href="/w/index.php?title=Dual_license&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dual license (page disna exeest)">dual-licensed</a> sae that thay mey appear in documentation an can be incorporated intae a free software program. </p><p>At the Juin 22nt an 23rd internaitional GPLv3 conference in Barcelona, Moglen hinted that a future version o the GPL coud be made suitable for documentation:<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://fsfeurope.org/projects/gplv3/barcelona-moglen-transcript#lgpl">[4]</a> </p> <blockquote><p>By expressing LGPL as just an additional permission on top of GPL we simplify our licensing landscape drastically. It's like for physics getting rid of a force, right? We just unified <a href="/w/index.php?title=Electro-weak&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Electro-weak (page disna exeest)">electro-weak</a>, ok? The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_unified_field_theory&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Grand unified field theory (page disna exeest)">grand unified field theory</a> still escapes us until the document licences too are just additional permissions on top of GPL. I don't know how we'll ever get there, that's gravity, it's really hard.</p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Burdens_when_printing">Burdens when printing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=GNU_Free_Documentation_License&veaction=edit&section=7" title="Eedit section: Burdens when printing" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>eedit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=GNU_Free_Documentation_License&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section's source code: Burdens when printing"><span>eedit soorce</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The GNU FDL requires that licensees, when prentin a document covered bi the license, must an aa include "this License, the copyright notices, and the license notice saying this License applies to the Document". This means that if a licensee prints oot a copy of an article whose text is covered unner the GNU FDL, he or she must an aa include a copyright notice an a physical printout o the GNU FDL, which is a significantly lairge document in itself. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ideological_tone">Ideological tone</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=GNU_Free_Documentation_License&veaction=edit&section=8" title="Eedit section: Ideological tone" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>eedit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=GNU_Free_Documentation_License&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section's source code: Ideological tone"><span>eedit soorce</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The license haes a preamble, which some critics dislike acause of its ideological tone.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needit" title="Wikipedia:Citation needit"><span title="This claim needs references tae reliable soorces.">citation needit</span></a></i>]</sup> Because the preamble is pairt o the license, it must be included (alang wi the rest o the license's text) wi every copy o a licensed document. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transparent_formats">Transparent formats</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=GNU_Free_Documentation_License&veaction=edit&section=9" title="Eedit section: Transparent formats" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>eedit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=GNU_Free_Documentation_License&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section's source code: Transparent formats"><span>eedit soorce</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The definition o a "transparent" format is complicated, an mey be difficult tae apply. For ensaumple, drawings are required tae be in a format that allows them tae be revised straightforwardly wi "some widely available drawing editor." The definition of "widely available" mey be difficult tae interpret, an mey chynge ower time, syne, e.g., the open-soorce <a href="/wiki/Inkscape" title="Inkscape">Inkscape</a> editor is rapidly maturing, but haes nae yet reached version 1.0. This section, which wis rewritten somewhat atween versions 1.1 an 1.2 o the license, uses the terms "widely available" an "proprietary" inconsistently an wioot defining them. Accordin tae a strict interpretation o the license, the references tae "generic text editors" coud be interpreted as ruling oot a format uised bi an open-soorce wird-processor sic as <a href="/w/index.php?title=Abiword&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Abiword (page disna exeest)">Abiword</a>; accordin tae a loose interpretation, houiver, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Microsoft_Office_Word&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Microsoft Office Word (page disna exeest)">Microsoft Word</a> .doc format coud qualify as transparent, syne a subset of .doc files can be edited perfectly uisin <a href="/w/index.php?title=OpenOffice.org&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="OpenOffice.org (page disna exeest)">OpenOffice.org</a>, an the format therefore is nae ane "that can be read and edited only by proprietary word processors." </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=GNU_Free_Documentation_License&veaction=edit&section=10" title="Eedit section: History" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>eedit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=GNU_Free_Documentation_License&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section's source code: History"><span>eedit soorce</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The FDL wis released in draft form for feedback in late 1999. Efter revisions, version 1.1 wis issued in Mairch 2000, an version 1.2 in November 2002. The current state o the license is version 1.2. </p><p>The first discussion draft o the GNU Free Documentation License version 2 wis released on <a href="/w/index.php?title=September_26&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="September 26 (page disna exeest)">September 26</a> <a href="/wiki/2006" title="2006">2006</a>, alang wi a draft o the new <a href="/w/index.php?title=GNU_Simpler_Free_Documentation_License&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="GNU Simpler Free Documentation License (page disna exeest)">GNU Simpler Free Documentation License</a>. </p><p>The new draft o the GNU FDL includes a nummer of improvements, sic as new terms crafted during the GPLv3 process tae improve internationalization, clarifications tae help fowk applying the license tae audio an video, an relaxed requirements for uisin an excerpt frae a work. </p><p>The new proposed GNU Simpler Free Documentation License haes no requirements tae maintain Cover Texts an Invariant Sections. 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