[TriLUG] GPL v3 and Apache License v2.0 will be compatible!

[Phillip Rhodes]

Well, unless there are any more last minute changes to the GPL v3.  See:
<http://www.fsf.org/news/gpl3dd4-released> for the nitty gritty.  But 
the relevant part is:

> / The FSF has also published an essay by Richard Stallman on the 
> benefits of upgrading to GPLv3. ?Keeping a program under GPLv2 won't 
> create problems,? he writes. ?The reason to migrate is because of the 
> existing problems which GPLv3 will fix, such as tivoization, DRM, and 
> threats from software patents. . . . Further advantages of GPLv3 
> include better internationalization, gentler termination, support for 
> BitTorrent, and compatibility with the Apache license.? /
>
> /Changes in this draft include: /
>
> /* GPLv3 is now compatible with version 2.0 of the Apache License.
> * Distributors who make discriminatory patent deals after March 28 may 
> not convey software under GPLv3. Novell is not prohibited from 
> distributing this software because the patent protection they arranged 
> with Microsoft last November can be turned against Microsoft to the 
> community's benefit.
> * Terms have been added clarifying how you can contract for private 
> modification of free software, or for a data center to run it for you.
> * A reference to a US consumer protection statute has been replaced by 
> explicit criteria, for greater clarity outside the US. /
>

TTYL,

Phil

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