As of July 31st 2009 WebCT was no longer be available at Brock University. Learn more about Isaak, Brock University's Sakai-Based LMS here. This wiki is available for others using WebCT Vista & CE versions 6 through 8 but is not maintained by Brock University.

From WebCT Wiki

The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is probably the most popular free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. It has since become the most popular license for free software.

The GPL grants the recipients of a computer program the following rights, or "freedoms":

• the freedom to run the program, for any purpose.
• the freedom to study how the program works, and modify it. (Access to the source code is a precondition for this)
• the freedom to redistribute copies.
• the freedom to improve the program, and release the improvements to the public. (Access to the source code is a precondition for this)

In contrast, the end-user licenses that come with proprietary software rarely grant the end-user any rights (other than the right to use the software, although it is debatable whether one requires a license for use per se), and may even attempt to restrict activities normally permitted by law, such as reverse engineering.

The can find the GPL on the GNU's web site.