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Debian Team Discusses GPLv3

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the continued-good-feelings dept.

nanday writes to tell us that Newsforge (Owned by VA Software, just like Slashdot) is running an interesting look at the, recently reported on, GPLv3 by the Debian team. From the article: "Initially, Branden Robinson says, he was worried about GPL3. 'The amount of secrecy around the initial draft process had me very nervous,' he says. In addition, after the Debian consensus rejected the GNU Free Documentation License, he was concerned that GPL3 might become equally contentious in Debian. 'I'm glad to say that my fears are assuaged,' Robinson says. 'I was impressed with both the large and small changes. In a nutshell, I like it.'"

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  1. Re:Debian sucks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Hell, yeah. You know capitalism's the better bet when your country's education system is so rooted there are people arguing whether they can force the teaching of creationism in biology classes, the President's advocating the suspension of the Geneva Convention, refused to sign up to the War Crimes Court and advocates torture, and your nation is trillions of dollars in debt and only being held up by force of military action against any major trading partner who suggests switching to Euros ;-).


    Congratulations, you have won the non-sequitor of the year award!

    I fail to see what any of that has to do with capitalism...
  2. mo#d 3own by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    they're G0ne Came

  3. Oops, wrong Linux by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I thought it was going to be about this Linux.

  4. Packages by JewFish · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I wish the Debian team would discuss getting http://packages.debian.org/ working!