---
key: gpl-2.0-library
is_deprecated: yes
short_name: GPL 2.0 with Library exception
name: GPL 2.0 with Library exception
category: Copyleft Limited
owner: Grammatica
notes: |
    this classpath exception notice was last used in older versions of
    grammatica and is no longer relevant. Use the classpath-exception-2.0
    instead.
is_exception: yes
other_urls:
    - http://grammatica.percederberg.net/index.html
---

The software in this package is distributed under the GNU General Public
License with the "Library Exception" described below. A copy of GNU
General Public License (GPL) is included in this distribution, in the
file LICENSE-GPL.txt. All the files distributed under GPL also include
the following special exception:

As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give you
permission to link this library with independent modules to produce an
executable, regardless of the license terms of these independent
modules, and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under terms
of your choice, provided that you also meet, for each linked independent
module, the terms and conditions of the license of that module. An
independent module is a module which is not derived from or based on
this library. If you modify this library, you may extend this exception
to your version of the library, but you are not obligated to do so. If
you do not wish to do so, delete this exception statement from your
version.

As such, this software can be used to run free as well as proprietary
applications and applets. Modifications made to the classes in this
distribution must however be distributed under the GPL, optionally with
the same exception as above.