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Torvalds Explains Dislike For GPLv3

Posted by Zonk on from the not-enough-penguins dept.

Joe Barr writes "Linus Torvalds explains in three recent posts why he doesn't care for the DRM restrictions in GPLv3, and he has never been one to hold back. From his commentary: 'I _literally_ feel that we do not - as software developers - have the moral right to enforce our rules on hardware manufacturers. We are not crusaders, trying to force people to bow to our superior God. We are trying to show others that co-operation and openness works better.' NewsForge has the complete text of all three posts available." We discussed his initial reaction to GPL3 at the end of last month. NewsForge is a sister site to Slashdot.

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  1. Re:Exactly by baadger · · Score: 0, Troll

    I agree that DRM and signed drivers are bad _IF_ the system prevents you from installing non-signed drivers. Your "it's mine" attitude is fine until you expect the 'original author' or manufacturer to bail you out when you fuck up. I was merely pointing out that giving someone who provides you with some sort of support in an official capacity, much like Redhat does with Linux, the ability to sign drivers is a good thing.

    IMO, the lack of the notion of a 'product' with open source software is one of it's weaknesses. Not everyone can be bothered or is able to code and how do non-tech savvy users really know if Linux distro X hasn't messed with a manufacturers linux drivers and for what purpose?

    Nothing I said nullifies the 'more eyes' principle or prevents the open source effort from doing good.