In addition, Sun will release the source code under the GNU General Public License (GPL).

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For one thing, the core element of Linux is distributed under a general public license maintained by the Free Software Foundation.

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Take the canny software license Stallman co-created: the Gnu General Public License.

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Much of it is covered by the General Public License, a subversive copyright that requires users to give away any program based on it.

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In the spirit of Linux, Agenda is releasing nearly all of its code for both the operating system and applications under general public license.

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Peddling is allowed on sidewalks and other public places with a general vendor license, though the city limits the number available to 853 at a time, and the waiting list for new ones is closed. (An exception is made for veterans.) But selling goods from a parked vehicle is prohibited, according to the Department of Consumer Affairs.

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