% Brief Introduction to the GNU General Public License
% Bradley M. Kuhn
% Monday 24 March 2014
# IANAL
<cite>IANAL</cite>
# My Affiliations
+ Formerly had John's job, Executive Director of FSF, years ago.
+ Currently: on Board of Directors of FSF.
+ President of Software Freedom Conservancy.
# How These Orgs Relate to GPL?
+ FSF
+ Invented copyleft.
+ Authors & stewards of the GPL.
+ Holder of copyrights on many key GNU programs …
+ … and therefore enforcers of those copyrights.
+ Software Freedom Conservancy
+ Adviser on legal issues of copyright, etc. to Free Software projects.
+ Holder of some copyrights on its member projects.
+ Enforcer of GPL on behalf of many copyright holders in:
+ BusyBox, Samba, Mercurial, and the kernel named Linux.
# Why Listen To Us?
+ FSF: Understanding the purpose and intent of the GPL.
+ Conservancy & FSF:
+ both enforce the GPL.
+ if your client violates, you will hear from us.
# How this Hour Will Go?
+ Materials presented will mix the simple & complex.
+ We cannot possible cover the entire GPL in one hour.
+ Discuss: motivations, origins, then a few of GPL's sections.