Sept 3, 2003 Free Software Licensing in Context GPL version 3
A new version of the GPL is coming
Real Soon Now
* Minor updates throughout
* Anti-DMCA clause
* Clarified patent license grant
* Source code must be available to users who use the software over a network
* Prototype: Affero license (http://www.affero.org/oagpl.html)
Copyright © 2003, Free Software Foundation. Verbatim copying permitted provided this notice is preserved.
Indeed, it's known that R. M. Stallman has been writing the GNU GPL Version 3 for many months:
On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 18:02:56 -0400 Richard Stallman wrote:
I intend to make the effort some day, but first I have to finish GPL version 3, which faces other difficult questions.
The GPL Version 2 was written almost 13 years ago and as we have seen, really needs updating. So, my question to Dave Turner and anymore else involved in the "kitchen" of the FSF, is: will this happen in 2004, when can we expect it to happen, and do the quotes above still hold true?
Thanks! Lucho
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