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FSF Compliance Lab Addresses GPLv3 Questions

Posted by Zonk on from the yes-you-in-the-back dept.

GeekyBodhi writes "Brett Smith, the licensing compliance engineer at FSF's Free Software Licensing and Compliance Lab held a public question and answer session in an IRC meeting last night. At the meeting Smith addressed questions regarding various sections of GPLv3 (Linux.com shares a corporate overlord with Slashdot) including Section 7 (additional rights), and Section 11 (patents and patent protection), and explained how the incompatibility between GPLv2 and GPLv3 doesn't rule out any interaction between differently licensed programs."

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  1. same old whine by Xtifr · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Why do they think all the additional complexity of the GPLv3 is needed? That's what the BSD folks have been asking about the GPLv2 for years. Personally, I don't see a lot of difference betwixt the two--they're both complex, but not so complex that I can't understand them. I don't think v3 is perfect, but I think it's a huge improvement, especially the optional-compatibility features. I'm not sure what you mean by "third-party developers", but I certainly get no headaches from v3. And hey, if you don't like it, don't use my code (or stick to the stuff I release under a BSD license). That's freedom for ya! :)