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The 13 pages that link to GNU General Public License, each with the reason it gives.

• Open-source softwareBroader topic: The GPL established a prominent way to keep modified software shareable.

• Linux kernelRelated: Linux kernel source is distributed under version 2 of this license, with a specific syscall exception.

• Richard StallmanRelated: Stallman’s copyleft license made sharing modified GNU software part of its legal terms.

• CopyleftBroader topic: The GPL is the best-known strong copyleft license for software.

• Creative CommonsCompared with: It targets software and imposes source-sharing obligations that differ from Creative Commons’ general-purpose licenses.

• GNU ProjectRelated: The GPL became the project’s main legal instrument for preserving software freedom in derivative works.

• Free softwareBroader topic: Its copyleft terms are a prominent way to protect users’ freedoms.

• Free Software FoundationRelated: The FSF publishes the GPL to protect users’ ability to run, study, modify, and share software.

• Free software movementBroader topic: The GPL is the movement’s best-known legal instrument for protecting user freedoms.

• Linus TorvaldsRelated: Torvalds licensed Linux under the GPL, shaping how its code can be shared and reused.

• Free-culture movementBroader topic: It demonstrates how licensing can require freedom to persist through adaptations.

• Open sourceBroader topic: Its reciprocal terms exemplify how open-source licenses can preserve downstream freedoms.

• VLC media playerRelated: VLC’s licensing helped make its source code and derivatives broadly available.