GPL Compliance

Definitions

1. The practice of meeting the obligations of GPL-licensed software, such as providing corresponding source code, preserving notices, and honoring redistribution conditions. Companies take GPL compliance seriously because failures can create legal and reputational risk.

   In plain English: Following the rules required when software includes GPL-licensed components.

   Example: "The acquisition surfaced a GPL compliance problem because no one had tracked which firmware components were distributed with source obligations."

Related Terms

• License Compliance
• Ethical Source
• GPL v3
• License Compatibility
• License Header
• License Scanning
• License Audit
• License Checker
• Repository License
• Source Code License