[Gambas-user] Gambas 2 and GPL 3

timothy timothy.marshal-nichols at ...247...
Thu Nov 8 08:28:44 CET 2007


> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:gambas-user-bounces at lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Rob
> Sent: Wednesday, 07 November 2007 01:23 PM
> To: gambas-user at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [Gambas-user] Gambas 2 and GPL 3
> 
> 
> On Wednesday 07 November 2007 08:08, timothy wrote:
> > advantage. However there have been some critics of the multimedia 
> > aspects of the license.
> 
> This is the first I've heard about any GPLv3 multimedia controversy.  
> Can you summarize or give a link to some discussion?  Is it a 
> reference to the often-cited "Tivo clause"?
> 
> Rob
> 

"Multimedia" may not have been quite the right word. I was referring to
the attempt to limit the use of DRM (Digital Rights Management) in open
source software. 

For example using iTunes with Linux is impossible now. Outlawing DRM
would make it even more difficult to overcome the problems in the
future. 

See http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39249370,00.htm for
Linus Torvalds view. Though I think he has softened a bit since that was
written.

A google search for "DRM GPL 3" provides a number of links.

On the version: "GPL 2 Licence or any later version" could become "GPL 3
Licence or any later version"?

Thanks

8-{)} Timothy Marshal-Nichols
<mailto: timothy.marshal-nichols at ...247...>

 







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