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GPL Revision Coming Soon

ebresie writes "E-Week makes mention that GPL Version 3 is coming soon which will revise the GPL for the first time in a while."

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  1. New Terms by InfiniteWisdom · · Score: 4, Funny

    Since RMS's office is now in the Gates building, maybe he has been assimilated and GPL v3 will include terms allowing Microsoft to make use of GPLed code and not release their sources, since the GPL has t erms allowing you to use a subsequent version

    1. Re:New Terms by mirko · · Score: 5, Funny

      If it's like Windows, it'll shortly be updated to GPL v3.1, then to GPL95.

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  2. Interesting to note the new terms by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    "By using this software, you agree that Microsoft is teh suxx0rz!!!!"

  3. GPL 3 Now Contains Flouride! by dbretton · · Score: 4, Funny


    They're trying to drain our precious bodily fluids...

  4. Only one change in v3.0 by Neil+Blender · · Score: 4, Funny

    It is now known as the GNU/GPL license.

  5. Re:Draft Copy? by goldspider · · Score: 5, Funny

    If the first draft isn't due out until next year, perhaps Slashdot could qualify "soon" in the headline of this article.

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  6. SUE GPL! by Evil+W1zard · · Score: 5, Funny

    I heard Marvel is going to sue the creators of the GPL due to the fact that various words and phrases from the document can be mixed around and formed into well-known Marvel comic-book hero quotes.

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  7. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 4, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  8. Additional clause added... by Spoing · · Score: 4, Funny

    III.j. For justice, all your base are belong to us.

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  9. Re:Draft Copy? by Megaweapon · · Score: 5, Funny

    If the first draft isn't due out until next year, perhaps Slashdot could qualify "soon" in the headline of this article.

    I think "soon" for Slashdot means "by the time we fix all the various problems with Slashcode, implement basic spellchecking for the editors, and train ourselves to look for dupes before publishing them to the front page."

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  10. Rumored text of GPL revision by Swamii · · Score: 4, Funny

    Thou Shalt Not Commit Thy Software for Commerce

    Thou Shalt Smite Thy Microsoftie

    Thou Shalt Bow To Thy Benovolent Leader RMS Thy God And Have Ye No Other God Before Him

    That Shalt Not Take the Name of GNU/Linux In Vain

    Thou Shalt Mod Down the unholy SlashDot Troll, For He is an Abomination unto Thee

    Thou Shalt Not Click on false Gmail Links

    Thou Shalt Not Fall to the Evil Seductress BSD, for She is an Unrighteous Whore Unto Thee

    Thou Shalt Close Thine Ears Upon Hearing the False Testimony of the SCO, the Lies of TCO, and the injustices of the CMDRTCO.

    Thou Shalt Moderate this Post to the Heavens, That All The Earth May Know of the Great And Fearful GPL.

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