License
Ghost Shell is licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.0. What that means for using, modifying, and redistributing it.
Ghost Shell is licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.0 (GPL-2.0).
Copyright © 2026 Karannnnn614.
The full license text ships with the source: LICENSE.
In practice
- You are free to run Ghost Shell for any purpose, on any number of machines, commercially or otherwise.
- You are free to study and modify the source, and to redistribute original or modified versions — provided distributions remain under GPL-2.0 and include the source.
- There is no warranty; the software is provided as-is, as described in the license text.
This summary is a convenience, not legal advice — the LICENSE file is authoritative.
Contributions
By contributing, you agree your contributions are licensed under the project's GPL-2.0 license.
Documentation sources
The project ships its audit trail alongside the code:
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| README | Installation, quick start, full command reference |
| CONTRIBUTING.md | Bug reports, PR workflow, project layout, tests |
man ghostshell |
Manual page, installed by packages to /usr/share/man/man1/ghostshell.1 |
| Releases | Pre-built .rpm, .deb, and static binaries |