____/ BearItAll on Tuesday 10 July 2007 15:37 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> Conversions to GPLv3 from v2...moving slowly
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>> | Why is the uptake so tepid? Well, the rampant FUD around v3 probably
>> | helped, but I don't think that's the main issue. I actually think the
>> | primary problem is that GPLv3 didn't go far enough, in many ways. It's
>> | an updated version of GPLv2, which is good, but doesn't resolve some
>> | of the industry's most pressing issues, like the ASP loophole.
>> |
>> | [...]
>> |
>> | Still, it's a good license, and I think the adoption will continue
>> | and accelerate as people grok it better. I particularly think that
>> | it will find adherents in companies and communities that have used
>> | quasi-open source licenses. It allows for reasonable attribution,
>> | for one thing, which may serve to obviate the whole MPL+attribution
>> | debate.
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http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9741324-7.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=NewsBlog
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>
> The writer of this news item isn't very bright is he. In fact thick-as-shit
> comes to mind quite readily.
>
> Five days. Did he expect every software house to release a new version
> simmultaniously in this time in the new GPL? True they could release their
> current version with a new version number under the new licence, but many
> of them have to first check knockon effects with related code, but also
> there isn't really much point in releasing the same software unchanged. All
> you would be doing is causeing a lot of update traffic for no actual change
> at the user end.
>
> I think that even single celled animals could work out that they is no point
> releasing under the new licence until you have something to release.
Actually he's a smart guy and I correspond with him sometimes. The reason he
treats GPLv3 adoption this way is his fear of it. I posted the following
earlier < http://boycottnovell.com/2007/07/10/novell-and-microsoft-meet-gpl/ >
just to point out that he is a *skeptic*. Even a skeptic could not stick to
his guns. Just watch Microsoft and its 'statement' last week.
Speaking of which, Asay is close to some guys at Port 25 and Mafiasoft... too
close for comfort, but he sometimes criticises them as well. He depends on
their willingness to interoprate, so he must suck up to them, I think.
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