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The purpose of this [[:Category:GNU license|License]] is to make a manual, textbook, or other functional and useful document "free" in the sense of freedom: to assure everyone the effective freedom to copy and redistribute it, with or without modifying it, either commercially or noncommercially. Secondarily, this License preserves for the author and publisher a way to get credit for their work, while not being considered responsible for modifications made by others. | The purpose of this [[:Category:GNU license|License]] is to make a manual, textbook, or other functional and useful document "free" in the sense of freedom: to assure everyone the effective freedom to copy and redistribute it, with or without modifying it, either commercially or noncommercially. Secondarily, this License preserves for the author and publisher a way to get credit for their work, while not being considered responsible for modifications made by others. | ||
This License is a kind of "[[copyleft]]", which means that derivative works of the document must themselves be free in the same sense. It complements the [[:Category:Wiki GNU General Public License|GNU General Public License]], which is a copyleft license designed for [[:Category:Free | This License is a kind of "[[copyleft]]", which means that derivative works of the document must themselves be free in the same sense. It complements the [[:Category:Wiki GNU General Public License|GNU General Public License]], which is a copyleft license designed for [[:Category:Free software|free software]]. | ||
We have designed this License in order to use it for [[:Category:Manuals|manuals]] for free software, because free software needs free documentation: a free program should come with manuals providing the same freedoms that the [[:Category:Software|software]] does. But this License is not limited to software manuals; it can be used for any textual work, regardless of subject matter or whether it is published as a printed [[:Category:Books|book]]. We recommend this License principally for works whose purpose is instruction or reference. | We have designed this License in order to use it for [[:Category:Manuals|manuals]] for free software, because free software needs free documentation: a free program should come with manuals providing the same freedoms that the [[:Category:Software|software]] does. But this License is not limited to software manuals; it can be used for any textual work, regardless of subject matter or whether it is published as a printed [[:Category:Books|book]]. We recommend this License principally for works whose purpose is instruction or reference. | ||