GPL 3 Launch Date Announced

Joe Blakesley writes "Today, the Free Software Foundation announced that version 3 of the GNU General Public License will be released on Friday, June 29 at noon (EDT). Live video footage of the GPL's unveiling by Richard M. Stallman will be available as a stream on the FSF's website."

Comments

Interesting date to choose...

[onemorehour]

GPL v3 + iPhone in one day = collective nerdgasm?

Re:Timing

[badboy_tw2002]

Right, because otherwise the servers would be flooded by people clamouring to see the latest GPL! But stick with the Apple story, it will make people feel better :) (Its not our fault, people just like dumb ol' apple, that's all!)

Re:Video streaming?

[Anonymous Coward]

Are there any video streaming methods/codecs/packages that are are sufficiently `free' for the FSF's tastes

It's going to be a Windows Media file...

How are they going to unveil it?

[ChrisMounce]

I mean, it isn't a physical object. Print it out and frame it? Throw copies into the crowd? A reading by Stallman himself (followed by a license signing)?

Re:How are they going to unveil it?

[heinousjay]

A reading by Stallman himself (followed by a license signing)?

If you could somehow bottle that concept you would cure insomnia the world over.

Re:How are they going to unveil it?

[Fozzyuw]

...then lift the veil, and there it is!

At which time a large audible *gasp* from the crowd, and sweeping pan of the aforementioned veiled area shows that, in-fact, the GPL has been STOLEN! An audible laughter is heard over the loud speakers...

In A.D. 2007, GPL3 was beginning.

Stallman: What happen ?
Mechanic: Somebody set up us the iPhone.
Operator: We get signal.
Stallman: What !
Operator: Main screen turn on.
Stallman: It's you !!
JOBS: How are you gentlemen !!
JOBS: All your publicity are belong to us.
JOBS: You are on the way to destruction.
Stallman: What you say !!
JOBS: You have no chance to survive make your time.
JOBS: Ha Ha Ha Ha ....
Operator: Stallman !! *
Stallman: Take off every 'Zig' !!
Stallman: You know what you doing.
Stallman: Move 'Zig'.
Stallman: For great justice.

Re:Timing

[eln]

I don't know about anyone else, but I plan to camp out all night in front of the FSF so I can be the first to get a copy of the final version of the GPLv3. Then I'm going to sell it on eBay.

Re:Timing

[fsmunoz]

"No retroactive effects on the MS deal. More lines than GPLv2. Lame."

SP1

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm going to wait for SP1 before I upgrade.

Tattoo

[athloi]

Gotta update my tattoo, Which was the GPL-2, But from the looks of v3, Should be hours of agony!

Re:Tattoo

[Bruce Perens]

Hah! See what you get for not including that "And any later version" language.

Re:Timing

[Anonymous Coward]

Ha, fuck you! I'm going to give it away for nothing.

Re:Timing

[Anonymous Coward]

I'll be in line at the Apple Store, telling everyone how the closed iPhone steals their freedom.

Re:Why date linked?

[WilliamSChips]

They probably meddle and make random changes because of the whiners.

What are the odds

[h2g2bob]

Two people with birthdays on June 29 - thus proving Slashdot has 730 (and a half) users.