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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."

3 of 395 comments (clear)

  1. Linus made the right move by Hal_Porter · · Score: 5, Funny

    Good job Linus deleted the 'or a later version at your discretion' clause really, isn't it?

    Otherwise in 10 years time it would be licensed under a GPLv10 license, where contributors have to give up their paid jobs, move to Stallman's compound in Waco and donate all their cheetos to the communal food store next to his Sparc station.

    --
    echo -e 'global _start\n _start:\n mov eax, 2\n int 80h\n jmp _start' > a.asm; nasm a.asm -f elf; ld a.o -o a;
  2. Poll Results by Ritz_Just_Ritz · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm sorry, but I find it difficult to take a position until we poll Tuttle, Oklahoma for the definitive opinion on the fate of GPL v3.

  3. Re:Notable names *not* on the list by aCapitalist · · Score: 2, Funny
    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.


    Me and Timmy down the street have decided to fork the kernel too. It should be a weekend job. It'll be completely irrelevant (as will yours), but at least we care about "freeeedddooooooom"