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TPM & GPLv2TPM & GPLv2Posted Jun 13, 2006 16:19 UTC (Tue) by wilck (subscriber, #29844)Parent article: Interview: Harald Welte (part 1)
> To me, this would be a clear violation of the intent of even GPLv2
I thought that forbidding this was one of the main innovations og GPLv3, and (part of) the reason why Linus wants to stick with v2 ... did I get that wrong?
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TPM & GPLv2 Posted Jun 14, 2006 7:47 UTC (Wed) by coriordan (subscriber, #7544) [Link] When DRM prevents users from being able to adapt GPL'd software to suit their needs, it violates the "spirit", the "licensor's intent", and implicit provisions ("complete source code") in GPLv2. These things have legal value, but GPLv3 makes these things explicit so as to create a more solid base for free software copyright holders to stand on if they should need to enforce their licence. Making things clear and explicit is important because every court case involves a certain amount of chance, and interpretations and precedents may differ around the world. Also, making things clear and explicit may deter some infringements. People won't base a business model on something that will obviously fail in court. What does Linus want / not want? I haven't been able to understand his comments.
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