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Linux creator Torvalds still no fan of GPLv3

Linus is just not sold on GPLv3. And from the looks of things, I would not expect this to change anytime real soon, either.

Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, remains unimpressed with a proposed update to the license that governs the open-source operating system and has no plans to adopt it for the Linux kernel.

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) issued the second draft of the GNU general public license version 3 (GPLv3) Thursday. After a period of public debate and feedback on the initial draft, released in January, it was substantially rewritten to tone down and clarify the relationship between free software and digital rights management (DRM) technology.

Following the January release of GPLv3 Draft 1, Torvalds stated publicly that he didn’t expect the Linux kernel, a key component of the operating system, would move to GPLv3 given the limitations of the proposed DRM provisions. His position hasn’t changed after reviewing the new second draft…. Source: NetworkWorld

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