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.
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| 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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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."
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