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GPL 3 Forking Risks Discussed

Posted by Hemos on from the much-thunder-and-lightning dept.

sebFlyte writes ""I fear a lot of unpleasant forking action when the GPLv3 comes out." The words of Debian maintainer Matthew Palmer. ZDNet has an interesting look at the possibility of forking when GPLv3 emerges, with lots of reassurance from Eben Moglen (the FSF's chief lawyer)."

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  1. Whew by Captain+Nick · · Score: 5, Funny

    At least they aren't GPL spooning.

  2. I'm always looking... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny
    for some forking action, but I never seem to get any.

    Oh yeah, this is slashdot.

  3. Pleasant forking action? by Cruithne · · Score: 4, Funny

    Has anyone ever encountered any pleasant forking action? This google image search is leading nowhere... perhaps safesearch needs to be off?

  4. hmmm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    site's responsive
    6 comments

    oh no its the rapture

    hello ...
    can anybody hear me?

  5. Yes, but... is it workmanlike by Anonymous+Cowdog · · Score: 3, Funny

    All this talk about forking is well and good. But what inquiring minds want to know, is will the GPL3 be written in a workmanlike writing style.

  6. Re:And from the Linux Kernel "COPYING" file by R.Caley · · Score: 3, Funny
    If there is a will there is a way,

    I believe the correct quote is ``where there's a will, there are a hundred schemeing relatives''

    --
    _O_
    .|<     The named which can be named is not the true named
  7. Re:Wow, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    RMS is the pope of Free Software.

    Does that make Bill Gates the antichrist?

  8. Concisely put: by mas5353 · · Score: 1, Funny

    while(1) fork();

    --
    How long must we be a victim of fate and circumstance?
    As long as it takes to change our minds.
  9. Stallman's master plan revealed by Ingolfke · · Score: 1, Funny

    With the Linux kernel locked into v2 of the GPL and exposed to international copyright and software patent attacks only code secured within the high walls and protective defenses of GPL v3 will be safe for FOSS developers. With the kernel sufficiently undermined developers and users alike will need to find a new, more protected, codebase from which to operate. That codebase is The Hurd.

  10. Re:Hey! by Drooling+Iguana · · Score: 1, Funny

    There's no such thing.

    There is no spoon.

    --
    ... I'm addicted to placebos
  11. Do not fear unpleasant forking action by Oyvind+Eik · · Score: 2, Funny

    Instead, try to realize the truth -- there is no fork.