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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. 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?