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RMS Previews GPL3 Terms

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the looking-ahead dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In a recent interview, ESR shocked a lot of people when he said, 'We don't need the GPL anymore.' Federico Biancuzzi contacted RMS, founder of the Free Software Movement and initial developer of the GNU system, to talk about the past, the present, and the future of the GNU GPL. Among other things, they discussed the new clauses of the upcoming GPL version 3."

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  1. GLAMP? by khasim · · Score: 2, Funny
    Federico Biancuzzi recently contacted RMS, founder of the Free Software Movement and initial developer of the GNU system (the G in "GLAMP"), to talk about the past, the present, and the future of the GNU GPL.
    gDid gI gnot gget gthe gmemo gon gthis? gHow glong ghas git gbeen "GLAMP"?
  2. ESR best forgotten by Lulu+of+the+Lotus-Ea · · Score: 3, Funny

    In a recent interview, Eric Raymond shocked many Free Software developers. Interviewed developers commented "What? Is he still around? Now there is someone you don't think about anymore." Raymond's contentious statements were uniformly viewed as desperate cries for attention by a once notable software developer. A sympathetic developer commented, "I certainly hope ESR gets the professional counciling he so obviously needs; he just needs to learn that you can lead a productive life outside the limelight. I know of a good support group for people like him and Dvorak."

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  3. Section 4 Article 16 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    All developers and advocates of GPL software hereby agree to bathe on a minimum of a daily basis. Those developers that face the public further agree that they will brush their teeth priort to any such encounter, no matter how brief!

    I could believe this part, especially coming from RMS. It's no wonder ESR said we didn't need the GPL anymore.

  4. Re:The freedom to confuse by eobanb · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well see this preview is like a GPL beta. Or unstable. In fact, let's called it something like GPL, the Messy Midget. I suggest you try the stable, though perhaps slightly outdated GPL 2.x tree, last updated in 1991.

    You know maybe we should have some other distributions of the GPL. We could have one called GPLspire, that basically comes with a legal team that you have to pay for each month to ensure that others don't violate your licence. Or how about SlackGPL, that tries to be as much like the Communist Manifesto as possible.

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  5. Already got it by Phantasmo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just downloaded and installed the beta. Feels much snappier than the last release.

    I'll keep you guys posted.

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  6. ESR, GPL, RMS, GNU! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    WTF?

  7. Re:Of course we don't need GPL by Dogtanian · · Score: 4, Funny

    GPL is not needed, GUNS are enough -and required- to protect the interest of the shareholders^Wprogrammers.

    Eric? Is that you?! Please log in before you post, thanks.

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  8. Re:I can't help thinking that by BrokenHalo · · Score: 2, Funny

    He would probably have also made a good Holy Roman Emperor if he had got around to taking the public service exam. :-)

  9. Re:ESR is right; per the usual by gowen · · Score: 2, Funny

    Eric is right. He doesn't need the GPL because the GPL is for people who actually write code.

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  10. ESR by paulatz · · Score: 2, Funny

    Does anybody know who is ESR?

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