An early such license (the "GNU Emacs Copying Permission Notice") was used for GNU Emacs in 1985, with subsequent revisions in 1986, 1987 and 1988 taking the name of "GNU Emacs General Public License".
Brzy se tato licence („GNU  Emacs Copying Permission Notice“) používala pro GNU Emacs v roce 1985, s následnou revizí v roce 1986, 1987 a 1988 (GNU Emacs General Public License).