Drupal Powered by GNU GPL : Freedom that let us fly

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Why does Drupal have such a huge fan following ?
So many developers, enterprises, SaaS offerings and much more.
Tens of thousands of modules, themes, distributions and varieties.
A faithful and ever growing community in millions.

We look into the world of software licencing. What does it mean to have a GNU GPL license ? What freedom does it grant you ? How does it empower you to build good... naah.. GREAT solutions and an awesome community.
Agenda
-Birth of the Free Software Movement and the GNU GPL
-Other Open Source Licences
-Drupal adopting the GNU GPL License
-The quantitative effect on Drupal and the community.

Attendees would learning about the freedom that Drupal provides as it is powered by GNU GPL.

Pavithra has been a free and open source enthusiast since 2008. Working on GNU based operating system. She has been working with Drupal since 2009 and is very passionate about the Free Software Movement.

Schedule info
Experience level: 
Beginner
Drupal Version: 
N/A