There's been a lot of talk about GPL version 3: whether it goes too far to be acceptable to business, whether the Linux kernel developers will ever switch to it, whether our community will fork or undergo unrest over it. Much of that talk is based on a poor understanding of the GPL3 terms, and with release of the new license imminent, it'I was surprised at the intensity of the response to the comment from Linus Torvalds. It's nice to see a sanely written contrasting view.
I think it will take some time for the Open Source community to digest the new ideas presented by the GPL3.
Even if these new ideas aren't embraced by all, I think that its very important to take the time to understand the issues being addressed.
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