What about next version of GPL ? [LWN.net]

What about next version of GPL ?

Posted Nov 19, 2003 17:50 UTC (Wed) by libra (guest, #2515)
Parent article: Thomas Bushnell is no longer Hurd maintainer

I hope we will see the new version of the GPL, or at least a draft, not too late now.
I would really like to know how things can evolve, also thinking to the new challenges that are open by SCO, DRM, IP, DMCA and so on...
So far what is happening here does not help me making an opinion.

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What about next version of GPL ?

Posted Nov 19, 2003 18:36 UTC (Wed) by piman (subscriber, #8957) [Link]

A new version of the GPL is not really needed to solve any of those problems (unless version 2 is found to be invalid in court, which I doubt). The GPL works around DRM and the DMCA by defining source to be in the "the preferred form for making modifications". If a form is locked up in DRM, it's clearly not the preferred form for modification.

The GNU GPL v2 is written in a general, surprisingly non-technical manner, that preserves freedom in the face of drastically changing copyright law. The GNU FDL, specifying particular technologies in its terms, is not (it has other problems, as well). If this is the face of version 3 of the GPL, I'll stick with what I've got, thanks.