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[News] Moglen and Others Advocate the GNU GPLv3 for Better Capitalism

  • Subject: [News] Moglen and Others Advocate the GNU GPLv3 for Better Capitalism
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2007 14:05:59 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
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Eben Moglen: Copyleft Capitalism, GPLv3 and the Future of Software Innovation

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| Today I heard the best single presentation on open-source and free software I 
| have ever personally attended, in a talk by Columbia Professor of Law Eben  
| Moglen, on the topic “Copyleft Capitalism: GPLv3 and the Future of Software 
| Innovation.” He spoke for over 90 minutes. I understand the session was 
| recorded, and I have asked that a transcript be prepared. I write the rest of 
| this post based on the notes I took during his extraordinary talk.    
| 
| [...]
| 
| Microsoft failed in that, as a monopoly, it has for the first time failed to 
| produce a new version that will get the old version out of the market. 
| 
| Vista has doomed them, as Microsoft is now competing with itself, trying to 
| displace Windows with Vista. 
| 
| He then said the real problem was to limit the damage when Microsoft fails, 
| how to get “out from under” Microsoft as they enter the end game, perhaps by 
| paroxisms of litigation.   
| 
| [...]
| 
| Eben then related how he had finessed the famed “coupons” in the 
| Microsoft/Novell brouhaha, describing how he had “hacked” Novell. 
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http://daveshields.wordpress.com/2007/10/29/eben-moglen-copyleft-capitalism-gplv3-and-the-future-of-software-innovation/

GPLv3, bug fixes, and complexity

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| The GPL, as far as I know, is the only free software licence that has been 
| tested in court, and it's used by more software projects than all other free 
| software licences combined. This gives it's writers a lot of information with 
| which to do bug fixing, and it gives the GPL a massive responsibility to work 
| solidly.    
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http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/node/2571


Related:

World Series hype, GPLv3 adoption increase in October

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| The hype, no thanks to FOX and those Dane Cook promos, has reached a fever 
| pitch (pun intended). The GPL, on the other hand, saw above average adoption 
| rates among open source developers and their projects.  
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http://enterpriselinuxlog.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/10/24/world-series-hype-gplv3-adoption-increase-in-october/


GPL Project Watch List for the Week of 10/26/07

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| Even though the holiday for this month is Halloween, it feels like Christmas, 
| at least for the GPL v3. 
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http://gpl3.blogspot.com/2007/10/gpl-v3-watch-list-is-intended-to-give.html


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


Apache Foundation Co-Founder Likes GPLv3 

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| "This what Apache has long wanted because we do want them 
| [GPL-oriented developers] to use it [Apache code], and we 
| didn't like even considering the prospect of GPL-only 
| re-implementations of our works just for compatibility's 
| sake." GLPv3, he added, "is good news, from my perspective."
`----

http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/07/apache_foundati.html


MS: Dancing as fast as it can to try to get away from GPLv3

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| Want to laugh? Microsoft Says It Is Not Bound by GPLv3" -- they think they 
| can so declare, like an emperor, and it becomes fiat. It's not so easy. 
| I gather Microsoft's lawyers have begun to discern the GPL pickle they 
| are in.
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070705205728953


GPL3 welcomed by IBM, Red Hat, Novell, MySQL

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| The GPL is the most widely used license in the open-source realm. More 
| than 30,000 projects, which is about 66 percent of the open-source 
| projects tracked by the Freshmeat site, use the GPL.
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http://www.builderau.com.au/news/soa/GPL3-welcomed-by-IBM-Red-Hat-Novell-MySQL/0,339028227,339279403,00.htm

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| [Chris DiBona of Google:] The latest revision [of GPLv3] is actually pretty 
| good. 
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2132480,00.asp


[Creative Commons in Support of] GPLv3!

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| Note that Creative Commons has always recommended the GPL and other 
| free software licenses for software. We look forward to transitioning 
| software we create to GPLv3.
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http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/7553


Linux guru backs new GNU licence

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| Open source guru Alan Cox has voiced his support for the
| controversial version 3.0 of the GNU General Public Licence
| in an exclusive podcast interview with Computer Weekly.
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http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/05/10/223693/linux-guru-backs-new-gnu-licence.htm


The Real Meaning of GNU GPLv3

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| Taken together, these different aspects underline why the release of 
| the final version of the GNU GPLv3 is such a big event. Its appearance
| represents the crystallisation of major trends within the world of 
| technology and business – and even beyond.
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http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1000246


Alan Cox Interview

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| Personally I think it's a bad idea and that Novell are going to 
| get stung by the GPLv3, and rightfully so. The license is designed 
| to keep the software free, if it fails to do this then it needs 
| fixing, so GPLv3 hopefully will fix this flaw.
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http://www.abclinuxu.cz/clanky/rozhovory/alan-cox?page=1


Apache, GPL License Compatibility Back On Track

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| GPL 3 is now on track to be finalized in August. Its adoption will be
| a major milestone in the open-source industry and will force developers
| of GPL-licensed software to make choices about migrating to the new
| license or contributing to a potential schism between version 2 and
| version 3 software.
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http://www.crn.com/software/199500038


OpenLogic survey warm on GPL 3

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| A survey of open-source programming experts that start-up OpenLogic
| pays to resolve software troubles has revealed some favorable
| feelings about the new third draft of the General Public License (GPL).
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http://news.com.com/2061-10795_3-6173244.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news

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