GNU General Public License
Adoption

GNU General Public License

Section Title: Adoption
Table Section Text: None

License	2008-05-08	2009-03-11	2011-11-22	2013-08-12	2015-11-19	2016-06-06	2017-01-02	2018-06-04

GPLv2	58.69%	52.2%	42.5%	33%	23%	21%	19%	14%

GPLv3	1.64%	4.15%	6.5%	12%	9%	9%	8%	6%

LGPLv2.1	11.39%	9.84%	?	6%	5%	4%	4%	3%

LGPLv3	? (<0.64%)	0.37%	?	3%	2%	2%	2%	1%

GPL family together	71.72% (+ <0.64%)	66.56%	?	54%	39%	36%	33%	24%

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In 2011, 6.5% of all open-source license projects were GPLv3, while 42.5% were GPLv2.

final_sentence: In 2011, 6.5% of all open-source license projects were GPLv3, while 42.5% were GPLv2.