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Open Content LicenseA license designed for distribution of open content material. This license is not compatible with the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License The license was designed for manuals, textbooks, and other reference and instructional materials. However, it can be used for any text-based work, regardless of subject matter. It stipulates that any copy of the material, even if modified, carry the same license. Those copies may be sold but, if produced in quantity, have to be made available in a format which facilitates further editing.">GFDL because it does not allow the OCL licensed material, or derivation of such material to be sold; and restricts further versions to be licensed as OCL as well.

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