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Linux Kernel Developers' Position on GPLv3

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the not-all-heart-shaped-penguins dept.

diegocgteleline.es writes "A group of 29 Linux kernel developers have recently come together and produced a position statement on GPLv3 (PDF, txt) explaining why, essentially, they don't like it. 'The three key objections noted in section 5 are individually and collectively sufficient reason for us to reject the current license proposal ... we foresee the release of GPLv3 portends the Balkanization of the entire Open Source Universe upon which we rely'. They've also run a GPLv3 poll."

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  1. Re:Notable names *not* on the list by Schraegstrichpunkt · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I should clarify that this is for the position statement, not the poll.

    Frankly, I think the FSF should go ahead without them. Linux kernel developers have always been shortsighted when it comes to freedom. Those of us who care will probably fork Linux (which *can* be done, dispite Linus' incorrect claims to the contrary). It's going to have to be done sooner or later anyway.

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