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Linus on GPL3 In Forbes

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the rehashing-bad-blood dept.

musicon writes "In an interview via e-mail with Forbes, Torvalds discusses GPLv3, digital rights management and sharks with laser beams. From the article: 'I'm sure changes will be made [to GPLv3]. The fact that the FSF and I have some fundamentally different views of what the GPLv2 was all about makes me worry that we won't find a good agreement on the next version.'"

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  1. oh man! by nb+caffeine · · Score: 5, Funny

    sudo apt-get install sharks-with-lasers_kernel_module

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    1. Re:oh man! by krewemaynard · · Score: 2, Funny

      pffffft...

      emerge sharks-with-laser-kernel

      [wait]

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    2. Re:oh man! by bhirsch · · Score: 2, Funny

      Obligatory: http://funroll-loops.org/

  2. I, for one... by UseTheSource · · Score: 3, Funny

    Welcome our laser beam-wearing shark overlords!

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    "We are one Nation, we are one People." -The One 'leader'
  3. This just in GPLv4 = Sea bass by drrck · · Score: 5, Funny

    Due to the public outcry GPLv4 will no longer include sharks with laser beams. They have been replaced with Sea Bass. Extremely ill-tempered sea bass.

  4. tainted by GrumpyOldMan · · Score: 3, Funny

    $ dmesg
    sharks-with-lasers: module license 'mad scientist' taints kernel.

  5. Mr. T's thoughts on the GPL by SoTuA · · Score: 4, Funny
    Why the facination with Mr. T's thoughts on the GPL?
    I pity the fool... who doesn't provide source with the binaries.
  6. Nah. by jd · · Score: 2, Funny

    mad_scientist is completely compatible with the GPL, provided you load the wild_haircut and mismatched_socks modules first.

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  7. Re:Is Forbes going to let RMS tell his side? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Evidence of what? That a business news site is going to biased towards business? NEWSFLASH: Farts stink! Details at 10!