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GPL 3 Launch Date Announced

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the full-speed-ahead dept.

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."

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  1. Re:Video streaming? by fsmunoz · · Score: 4, Informative

    Yes, they use video streaming sometimes. "Often" is to strong a word, but they have been doing it more as of late due to the GPLv3 process. To sum it up, it's Vorbis and Theora.

  2. Re:Why date linked? by Hatta · · Score: 2, Informative

    The W3 does not recommend hyperlinks on verb phrases.

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  3. Re:Timing by Bruce+Perens · · Score: 4, Informative
    ) "No retroactive effects on the MS deal.

    Actually, there are. Novell got let off easy in a way because FSF feels it's more important to use the Microsoft "coupons" to go after Microsoft's remaining patent rights with GPL3 (after doctrine of Laches, etc. has already cost MS most of those rights). But I don't think Microsoft would be very happy about Novell using GPL3 software because of that. How this plays out will be interesting.

    Bruce

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  4. Re:Interesting date to choose... by Bruce+Perens · · Score: 5, Informative
    Well this certainly is out of the question for the Linux kernel

    There is BSD for that.

    One has to wonder however how much cash a commercial license for some projects would bring in allowing for the funding and development for the free/open version.

    Dual-licensing brings MySQL 50 Million Dollars Per Year. Which means that the GPL is a really effective capitalist tool. Folks who oppose it are often looking for a gift, rather than sharing. It seems to me that they should be willing to pay. That would be more fair.

    Bruce

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  5. Re:Does it still have that web distribution clause by Bruce+Perens · · Score: 3, Informative

    That is the Affero GPL, a separate license.

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  6. Re:Timing by Bruce+Perens · · Score: 4, Informative
    And you should not be bothered by the more lines, either. Compare them to the more lines of "intellectual property" legislation like DMCA and the more lines of case law. GPL has to deal with all of that or it will progressively weaken. So what you are really seeing is FSF running as fast as it can to stay still in the context of new law.

    Bruce

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  7. Re:Does it still have that web distribution clause by david_thornley · · Score: 2, Informative

    No, they dropped that from the later drafts of GPLv3. The FSF recently released a draft of the Affero GPL, which at first glance is pretty much the same as GPLv3, except that it does have the web distribution clause. From the FSF rationale documents, it sounds like they thought it tricky to get right, and probably thought they'd rather get GPLv3 out first and worry about the Affero part later.

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  8. Re:Is it just me??? by fsmunoz · · Score: 4, Informative

    You don't need to agree with the GPL to use the software. For an end-user that just uses the software the GPLv3 doesn't change anything, and most of it doesn't apply anyway, since its focus is on redistribution, code availability and code change. The GPL is however important for people that develop the software and that is why the GPLv3 is important.

  9. Re:What are the odds by mattpalmer1086 · · Score: 2, Informative

    No - birthday paradox refers to the chance of any two people sharing *a* birthday. Not the chance of two people sharing a specific birthday.