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The '''GNU General Public License, Version 2''' is the license created by the '''[http://www.fsf.org/ Free Software Foundation]''' and the [http://www.gnu.org/ GNU Project] in order to be used for software documentation.  
The '''GNU Free Documentation License ''' is the license created by the '''[http://www.fsf.org/ Free Software Foundation]''' and the [http://www.gnu.org/ GNU Project] in order to be used for software documentation.  


A work licensed in this way grants all the four freedoms listed in the [[definition]] of free cultural works:
A work licensed in this way grants all the four freedoms listed in the [[definition]] of free cultural works:
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=== Copy of the License ===
=== Copy of the License ===
You must include an unaltered copy of the license with every verbatim or modified copy of the work.
You must include an unaltered copy of the license with every verbatim or modified copy of the work.
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== Legal code ==
== Legal code ==


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The above human readable summary does not constitute an actual grant of license; please review http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html for the legal code of the license. When distributing a work, it must be accompanied with the full text of the actual license.
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