"dapunka" <dapunka@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On 10 Jul, 14:42, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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.
>> `----
>>
>> http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9741324-7.html?part=rss&tag=feed&sub...
>>
>> Linus Torvalds Speaks: Have You Something To Ask?
>>
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>> | Linus: "Personally, I think it's just posturing. And if it results in
>> more
>> | companies doing patent cross-licencing with Microsoft, I think
>> Microsoft will
>> | be happy - that may well be the primary motivation. But I'm not a
>> lawyer, nor
>> | do I intend to start playing one on TV (or in the tech press). So this
>> is
>> | just my personal interpretation. The fact that Microsoft didn't
>> actually name
>> | any of the patents makes me think it's just FUD and hot air."
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/fullnews.asp?edid=20212&magid=11
>
> Linus Torvalds has for quite some time being a so-called "hero" of
> mine - not because of his stance vis-a-vis FOSS (he's too inclined
> towards proprietary solutions for my liking), but because his personal
> "itch", through dedication and self-belief, has produced an OS that is
> better and cheaper than Windows - he's helped in the development of an
> OS that works well and has admirable intentions.
So ya think that Linux "helped" develop Linux? In the same sort of way that
you also helped? I mean golly-gee... since both of you "helped" create the
OS that's named after him one would think that the two of you would be best
buddies. Both having "helped" create the OS and all.
Sure kid; Linus "helped" to create Linux. And Mozart "helped" writing some
music.
> No doubt, if we met face-to-face, we would find plenty to argue
> about. Nut he has been a major figure in the release of software. He
> comes across as a likeable guy. I'd love to meet him. Maybe I'll try
> to establish an email correspondence with him (though I recognize he
> must have to drop such correspondence due to its size). He's a good
> guy - a dying breed all over, not just in the FOSS field.
>
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