Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 29th Jun 2007 23:09 UTC, submitted by thebluesgnr
The FSF today released version 3 of the GNU GPL, the popular free software license. "Since we founded the free software movement, over 23 years ago, the free software community has developed thousands of useful programs that respect the user's freedom. The programs are in the GNU/Linux operating system, as well as personal computers, telephones, Internet servers, and more. Most of these programs use the GNU GPL to guarantee every user the freedom to run, study, adapt, improve, and redistribute the program," said Richard Stallman, founder and president of the FSF. This article has some interesting replies from the BSD community (right in the middle).
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RE[9]: Not happy with it...
by Yuske on Sat 30th Jun 2007 14:12
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RE[10]: Not happy with it...
by lemur2 on Sat 30th Jun 2007 14:18
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Member since:2007-02-17
Because im tired of the the same game of words of "We are not anti-drm" and "you don't like GPLv3 because you don't understand it", pure crap, worse than all the lawers crap in the world.
Rubbish.
I can't make you like the GPLv3 license, but I am perfectly at liberty to point out that the reasons you give for not liking it are not correct.
I can't help it if you don't understand it, but I can and I will continue to point out that you don't, and that your stated reasons for badmouthing the license and the GPL are utterly misguided.
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2007-02-17
Say what?
What in heavens name are you on about?
You make no sense at all.
Here, read it again:
"Some devices are designed to deny users access to install or run modified versions of the software inside them, although the manufacturer can do so. This is fundamentally incompatible with the aim of protecting users' freedom to change the software. The systematic pattern of such abuse occurs in the area of products for individuals to use, which is precisely where it is most unacceptable. Therefore, we have designed this version of the GPL to prohibit the practice for those products."
That is it, in a nutshell. The one thing you are not allowed to do is get the GPLv3 software from somebody, modify it so that it cannot be changed and sell it to another person. That is the only "ant-DRM" provision in the license, and the FSF are totoally up front about it, and the put this intent right at the front in clear view.
How is that in any way hypocritical?
Edited 2007-06-30 14:13