Re: GPL , what does it mean? -- the name that is.
Lloyd Budd said on Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 05:28:08AM -0500,:
> but where does the name come from?
>
> Was "general" a common term in licenses then? It does seem that
> general (, generally) are regularly used by Mr. Stallman,
>
> What about "public"? Were "public licenses" common?
A license, issued to all members of the /public/ in /general/.
HTH, and correct me if I am wrong.
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