[svlug] Possible GPL v. 3 licence terms

[Derek Balling]

>>  That's dumb, IMHO, and would definitely (for this author) leave the
>>  GPL out as a viable licensing option in the future.
>
>Correction:  That might leave out GPL v. _3_.  GPL v. 2 would remain for
>those who approve of its terms.

No, because I think a lot of the ideas which have been kicked around 
for GPL3 are things people will want. Since those things don't exist 
in GPL2, and (if GPL3 has this meatspace-media clause) GPL3 will no 
longer be viable, it will lead people to create a non-FSF license 
that tries to meet their needs. If that happens, it'll add to the 
already huge and ever-confusing "list of licenses", which is IMHO a 
bad thing. Confusion is bad. :)

D

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