Z:gnu-www-ja-gpl-american-dream--4f8477-After spending my early years/en

After spending my early years in the software business a bit downtrodden by my inability to learn more, I eventually discovered another body of software that did allow me to study and learn. This software was released under a license called the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL). Instead of restricting my freedom to study and learn from it, this license was specifically designed to allow me to learn. The license ensured that no matter what happened to the public versions of the software, I'd always be able to study its source code.