1. Freedom to Use
Anyone is free to use the website and its software for any purpose. This includes personal, educational, or commercial uses.
2. Access to Source Code
If your website includes GPL-licensed software (like WordPress, Drupal, or other open-source components), you must make the source code available to users. This means:
If users can interact with modified software (e.g., through a web application), you may be required to provide access to that modified source code (especially under the AGPL license, a variant of GPL).
If distributing copies of the site or its code, the full corresponding source must be provided.
3. Freedom to Modify
Users are allowed to modify the code, create derivative works, and run those modified versions, privately or publicly.
4. Freedom to Distribute
Anyone can redistribute the original or modified code under the same GPL license terms. This means:
You cannot place additional restrictions on the code.
Any redistributed copies must also be GPL-licensed.
5. Notices and Attribution
Your site must:
Include a copy of the GPL license (typically in a LICENSE file or in the footer).
Clearly state which components are under the GPL and who the original authors are.
Include copyright and license notices in the source code.
6. No Warranty
GPL software is typically provided “as-is,” without any warranty. Your site should include a disclaimer of warranties and liability.