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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
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>| On Thursday, the Free Software Foundation released its second draft
>| of version 3 of the General Public License. Among other matters, the
>| draft addresses digital rights management, a point of contention int
>| he open-source community.
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> http://news.com.com/2009-7344_3-6099215.html?part=rss&tag=6099215&subj=news
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> GPLv3 draft moves forward, Torvalds unimpressed
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>| "Nothing fundamental seems to have really changed," said Torvalds," so
>| GPLv3 is pretty much irrelevant for the kernel. Other projects, that
>| don't have the 'v2 only' limitation, will be more impacted."
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>| Thus, with Torvalds opposition, it seems unlikely that the Linux kernel
>| will be switched to GPLv3.
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> http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS9516231028.html
Shame - this would mean that linux could be used as a tool to lock
people out of their own devices. I wonder how many people who've worked
on the kernel are really happy about this?
--
| Mark Kent -- mark at ellandroad dot demon dot co dot uk |
The best way to make a fire with two sticks is to make sure one of them
is a match.
-- Will Rogers
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