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[News] Ubuntu Founder Talks Favourably of GPLv3

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Shuttleworth: Microsoft Does Not Want War

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| Shuttleworth was responding to a question of how developers could protect 
| themselves against patent and intellectual property issues when it comes to 
| contributing code to open source projects. He initially said, "GPL V3 is a 
| good solution..." But pressed on the threat regarding Microsoft, Shuttleworth 
| said he did not think the software giant would pursue a claim.    
| 
| In essence, Shuttleworth said, Canonical has copyright assignment agreements 
| with developers. "In order for us to be nice enough to accept your code you 
| have to ensure us that there are no problems with it," he said. Shuttleworth, 
| upon further questioning indicated that the GPL3 would provide protection 
| against legal claims.    
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http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Shuttleworth-Microsoft-Does-Not-Want-War/?kc=rss

Linus will probably soften and adopt v3 at the end.


Related:

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
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