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a play on the word copyright, referring to the practice of using copyright law to offer the right to distribute copies and modified versions of a work and requiring that the same rights be preserved in modified versions
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The copyleft license allows users to freely distribute and modify the software while ensuring that the same freedoms are preserved in derivative works.
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Copyleft basically means you can use and share the software however you want, as long as you keep it open source.
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Copyleft is like the 'share and care' rule for software - you can do whatever you want with it, just don't forget to give credit!
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In the world of copyleft, sharing is caring - the more you give, the more you receive in return.