Comments for: Torvalds says no to GPL 3 - ja.zz

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#12. Posted at 03:40 PM on Jan 26th 2006

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lyc

excuse my ignorace, but what's wrong with the old GPL?

this constant push to up version numbers is retarded; it only LOOKS like progress.

#12, It it because the RIAA/MPAA are going anal and want to close... : Krogoth (#13) «

#13, GPL 3.0 sounds like a futile attempt to make Linux DRM co... : vortigern_red (#15) «

#15, aside: since when is the 'r' in DRM *restrictions* and... : lyc (#18) «

#15, looooooooooooooool Digital Restrictions Management. Mi... : absinthexl (#25) «

#25, It's more accurate to call it that, even if also mo... : wierdo (#28) «

#12, Do you know what the heck you are talking about? Of course n... : Yahoolian (#33) «

#33, firstly, when i say 'excuse my ignorance', i'm kind of ad... : lyc (#34) «

#34, And what does it mean when you say: "this constant pus... : Yahoolian (#35) «

#10. Posted at 02:50 PM on Jan 26th 2006

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Shintai

Oh noes..another round of epeen competition between "leading" *nix people.

#10, And your point is... :-/ : 1c3d0g (#26) «

#26, That its usually a useless dicussion and end s up with ye... : Shintai (#27) «

#27, innovation in biology comes from branches in geneology... : eitje (#29) «

#29, That explains their huge marketshare. So in terms o... : Shintai (#31) «

#31, Too many Linux >< Brain, dead, killed, working n... : Baddle Tech (#32) «

#11. Posted at 02:58 PM on Jan 26th 2006

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Klopsik206

Lol!

But on the serious note.
Isn't is wise desicion by Linus afterall?
Wouldn't it close linux to corporate environment otherwise?

#11, The whole idea of GPL is that when you design code someone e... : wierdo (#30) «

#24. Posted at 11:48 PM on Jan 26th 2006

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Mr Bill

Groklaw put up a useful post summarizing things from a legal standpoint....
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20060126185703859

#17. Posted at 06:49 PM on Jan 26th 2006

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Crayon Shin Chan

when I saw the GPL3, I knew Linus wasn't going to sit for this. GPL 3 steps overboard with the DRM issue, anyway.

#17, No, corporate interests buy Congressional votes to get contr... : spworley (#19) «

#19, Thanks for explaining that. It actually makes sense when ... : Mr Bill (#23) «

#1. Posted at 01:07 PM on Jan 26th 2006

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Anonymous Gerbll

"Linux guru Linux Torvalds..."

should be Linus

#1, He named it after himself, uh, or something ;) Fixed. : Dissonance (#2) «

#2, Torvalds says no to GLP 3 GPL? : SuperSpy (#4) «

#4, This is what happens when I try to run benchmarks on t... : Dissonance (#5) «

#5, You're having a bad day, aren't you? ;) : Thrashdog (#6) «

#5, So ummm, Diss, what benchmarks are we talking about... : adisor19 (#7) «

#7, he could tell us, but with all of the number/acr... : eitje (#8) «

#8, lol Adi : adisor19 (#9) «

#1, And what is a GLP? ;) : jewps (#3) «

#3, beats me.. but maybe you should ask this guy? http://www.e... : Anonymous Gerbll (#14) «

#3, GLP = Good Laboratory Practice : Mr Bill (#22) «

#21. Posted at 11:18 PM on Jan 26th 2006

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stix

Well this makes me wanna switch to linux. Screw longhorn/vista or whatever. Screw DRM/

#16. Posted at 06:08 PM on Jan 26th 2006

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seeker010

well I see a few possibilities of what might happen, among them Linux might move to a different license, FSF might remove that provision, there might be a code fork, or everyone's gonna move to GNU HURD ala Xfree86 -> xorg.

#16, well I see a few possibilities of what might happen, among t... : mattsteg (#20) «

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