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copyleft

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cop·y·left  (kp-lft)
n.
A form of licensing that encourages the distribution of software at no charge for noncommercial uses.

[After copyright.]

copy·lefted (-lftd) adj.


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The open source movement with Linux, Apache, GNU, and so forth said no, the way you really get creativity is by replacing copyright with what they call copyleft and hence replacing private property rights with a vibrant public domain.
No, it's not possible to make as much money as a proprietary company can--open source and copyleft will ensure this--and there's always going to be an astounding amount of work that has to be done without financial reward.
Penelope Copyleft - in person: Tux's penguin friend Penelope leaps off the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo comics page and into the Moscone to add some fun and good cheer to LinuxWorld.
 
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