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GNU Licenses page, introduction

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Kind: Policy excerpt
Excerpt: We normally use the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL), specifying version 3 or any later version, but occasionally we use other free software licenses
Locator: GNU Licenses page, introduction
Applies to: "Or any later version" lets the recipient choose the version; GPLv2-only and GPLv3 are incompatible
Supports rules: "Or any later version" lets the recipient choose the version; GPLv2-only and GPLv3 are incompatible
Core GNU packages are licensed GPL-3.0-or-later
Sources: GNU Licenses