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[News] Ghostscript Moves to the GNU GPL

  • Subject: [News] Ghostscript Moves to the GNU GPL
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:03:55 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
  • User-agent: KNode/0.10.4
Unforked Ghostscript released, now under the GPL, and works with CUPS

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| During the 8.60 development series, the original Ghostscript project decided 
| to move to the GPL away from their own AFPL License. This was the stroke of 
| goodwill required to get the unforking process underway and the developers 
| began to pore over the code.    
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http://arstechnica.com/journals/linux.ars/2007/08/03/unforked-ghostscript-released-now-under-the-gpl-and-works-with-cups


Related:

Why does Microsoft seem scared of GPLv3?

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| Microsoft is extremely keen to avoid "legal debate" over whether its recent 
| partnerships with Linux firms such as Novell, Xandros, and Linspire, mean 
| Redmond must assume any of the new licenses' legal obligations.  
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http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Why-does-Microsoft-seem-scared-of-GPLv3-/0,130061733,339279673,00.htm


The Badger Game

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| So, by threatening everything and promising nothing (because would Microsoft 
| really sue anyone for patents, knowing how many competitors in the Linux 
| community have patents of their own?), Microsoft has skillfully managed to 
| get open source players to endorse Open XML. A variant of the classic Badger 
| Game if I ever heard one.    
| 
| Faced with cons like this, I am beginning to realize that having something 
| like the GPLv3 around is a very good idea. Even though the new GPL could not 
| have prevented this scam, it may help in the future.   
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http://www.linuxtoday.com/infrastructure/2007071302826OPMSPB

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