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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: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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    Bruce Perens.