After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out this bit o' wisdom:
> GPLv3 Myth #3: GPL forbids DRM
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> http://blogs.zdnet.com/Burnette/?p=354
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> A GPL v3 killer?
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> | Since MS seems to really dislike GPL v3, they could solve a lot of their
> | problems with a simple move: Release all the code necessary to get
> | interoperability under Linux working. Under GPL v2 only.
> `----
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> http://geekblog.oneandoneis2.org/index.php/2007/07/25/a_gpl_v3_killer
But the GPLv2 also affords some patent protection, IIRC.
Plus now Microsoft has let some of their "family jewels" hang out.
(At least it isn't Ballmer's jewel, ewwwwwww.)
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Tux rox!
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