Linus Torvalds, leader of the Linux kernel project and a major figure in the open-source programming movement, said Wednesday he's 'pretty pleased' with changes in a third draft of the GPLv3 released Wednesday. The Linux kernel and many higher-level software packages are governed by the current GPL 2, and Torvalds has expressed strong displeasure with earlier version 3 drafts. After a preliminary analysis of GPL 3, however, some of those concerns are gone or moderated, he said.
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There's no anti-DRM clause. There is a clause that forbids using signed binaries of GPL3 programs that would allow distributing the code while impeding running modified versions.
If Nisupu Ltd. wanted to sell a NisuPod that played DRM'd files, they could still use a hypothetical GPL3 Linux, uClibc, Busybox and GTK+ infrastructure to run a proprietary, user-space NisuTunes media player that handled the media DRM, much as RealPlayer does.
Just as Tivo, they would have to provide the source code for all the GPL software, but they would not have to publish the source for NisuTunes if they did not want to. Unlike the Tivo, you would be able to replace all this software with your own, possibly keeping compatibility with NisuTunes, or maybe not.
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what are you smoking? there are NO anti-drm clause. its FUD, it simply does not exist. People can create all the crappy useless drm they want, and use gpl3'ed stuff in the process.