GPV

from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)

GPV
 /G.P.V/, n.

   Abbrev. for {General Public Virus} in widespread use.

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

General Public Virus
GPV

   <software, legal> A pejorative name for some versions of the
   {GNU} project {copyleft} or {General Public License} (GPL),
   which requires that any tools or {application programs}
   incorporating copylefted code must be source-distributed on
   the same terms as GNU code.  Thus it is alleged that the
   copyleft "infects" software generated with GNU tools, which
   may in turn infect other software that reuses any of its code.

   {Copyright} law limits the scope of the GPL to "programs
   textually incorporating significant amounts of GNU code" so
   GPL is only passed on if actual GNU source is transmitted.
   This used to be the case with the {Bison} {parser} skeleton
   until its licence was fixed.

   (http://org.gnu.de/manual/bison/html_chapter/bison_2.html#SEC2).

   [{Jargon File}]

   (1999-07-14)

from V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006)

GPV
       General Public Virus