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Does using the GPL for a program make it GNU software?

April 26, 2017GNU GPL program Software

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Does using the GPL for a program make it GNU software?

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Anyone can release a program under the GNU GPL but that does not make it a GNU package. Making the program a GNU software package means explicitly contributing to the GNU Project. This happens when the program’s developers and the GNU Project agree to do it. If you are interested in contributing a program to the GNU Project, please write to .

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Anyone can release a program under the GNU GPL but that does not make it a GNU package. Making the program a GNU software package means explicitly contributing to the GNU Project. This happens when the program’s developers and the GNU Project agree to do it. If you are interested in contributing a program to the GNU Project, please write to . GNU software can be copyrighted by the author(s), or the copyright can be assigned to the Free Software Foundation. Contributing to certain GNU projects such as Emacs requires assigning the copyright to the Free Software Foundation.

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Anyone can release a program under the GNU GPL but that does not make it a GNU package. Making the program a GNU software package means explicitly contributing to the GNU Project. This happens when the program’s developers and the GNU Project agree to do it. If you are interested in contributing a program to the GNU Project, please write to . һGPLĳGNU κ˵Ķ ѳGNU GPLȨⲻΪGNU һΪGNUζҪԵع GNUĿҪ ߺGNUĿͬ⡣ԹһGNUĿȤдŵmaintainers@gnu.