copyleft

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[edit] Etymology

Pun on copyright

[edit] Adjective

copyleft (not comparable)

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  1. (Of a license allowing use of a copyrighted work) Allowing use, distribution, and modification on the condition that any redistributions or modifications also be licensed under the same condition and, in the case of computer software, are accompanied by source code
    The GNU General Public License is a copyleft licence.

[edit] Noun

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Wikipedia copyleft (plural copylefts)

  1. A copyleft license.
  2. The act of licensing under a copyleft license.
    I have placed my program under copyleft.

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copyleft (third-person singular simple present copylefts, present participle copylefting, simple past and past participle copylefted)

  1. To license under a copyleft license.
    Linus Torvalds copylefted the Linux kernel.
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