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7. Legal Status of Linux
Although Linux is supplied with the complete source code, it is
copyrighted software, not public domain. However, it is available for
free under the GNU General Public License, sometimes referred to as
the ``copyleft''. See the GPL for more information. The programs that
run under Linux each have their own copyright, although many of them
use the GPL as well. X uses the MIT X copyright, and some utilities
are under the BSD copyright. In any case, all of the software on the
FTP site is freely distributable (or else it shouldn't be there).
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