---
key: gpl-2.0-classpath
is_deprecated: yes
short_name: GPL 2.0 with classpath exception
name: GPL 2.0 with classpath exception
category: Copyleft Limited
owner: Free Software Foundation (FSF)
homepage_url: http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/
notes: This is an obsolete license replaced by the classpath-exception-2.0
is_exception: yes
spdx_license_key: GPL-2.0-with-classpath-exception
text_urls:
    - http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/license.html
other_urls:
    - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPL_linking_exception
---

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version.

This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this library; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free Software Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.

Linking this library statically or dynamically with other modules is making a combined work based on this library. Thus, the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole combination.

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.