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Could Linux Still Go GPL3?
turnitover writes "Even though Linus has said 'The Linux kernel has always been under the GPL v2. Nothing else has ever been valid,' LinuxWatch is reporting that Richard Stallman has said it's ultimately up to the developers. And those on the LKML (Linux Kernel Mailing List) are going back and forth about whether to move to GPL3. The sticking point, not surprisingly, is the issue of DRM." In response to the DRM issue Linus wrote: "I personally think that the anti-DRM clause is much more sensible in the context of the Creative Commons licenses, than in software licenses. If you create valuable and useful content that other people want to be able to use (catchy tunes, funny animation, good icons), I would suggest you protect that _content_ by saying that it cannot be used in any content-protection schemes."
We need a third word. There's GNU, there's the Linux kernel, and there's the wad that they make when you push them together, which I propose we call "Smapdi". But someone better at naming things should come up with a better word, but can we please accept that "GNU/Linux" is a stupid name and not use it anymore? If you really like it, please consider dropping the unnecessary filler-"G", leaving the infinitely more pronounceable "NU/Linux". You might want to consider smooshing it a little more and going with "NuLinux," which is a very pretty word.
Although, now that I look at it, the "Nu" is a bit redundant. To address that, I suggest either moving the "nu"s together to get "Linunux", or just dropping a set and going with "Linux." Which is also a very pretty word. So, yeah, let's just go with "Linux."