[Gambas-user] Gambas 2 and GPL 3

[Fabien Bodard]

Le Thursday 08 November 2007 08:28:44 timothy, vous avez écrit :
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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"?

http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/informatique/0,39040745,39362487,00.htm?xtor=1
(site in french)
maybe not a good idea... look about what say Linus... Maybe is better for 
Gambas2  to be in GPL2 only... the GPL3 seem to be really too restrictive

Fabien