In order to make the Senate's information and software as public as possible, it is has adopted unique system using two types of licenses - GNU General Public License [1]as well as the BSD License [2]. This system is meant to ensure the most public license is used in each specific case such that:
(i) Any Software released containing components with preexisting GPL copyrights must be released pursuant to a GPL v3 copyright restriction.
(ii) Any Software created independently by the Senate without any preexisting licensing restrictions on any of its components shall be released under dual licensing and take one of two forms: (a) a BSD license, or (b) a GPL v3 license. The ultimate user of such Software shall choose which form of licensing makes the most sense for his or her project.
(iii) Regarding Software containing preexisting copyright restrictions other than GPL, the CIO shall make the determination how he or she wishes to release such Software.
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Links:
[1] http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
[2] http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BSD/