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So the FSF is going to stick it to Redhat, Ubuntu and the 12000 other dist?
Beleive it or not, the other groups might have found some reasons to do business with the evil empire but are now prevented from doing so because Big Brother says that they can't...

Total BS. Does a copyright holder have the right to license under GPLv3 if he chooses to do?? Of course he does.

Is GPL v3 being forced on anybody? No, developers can continue with GPL v2 if they don't like v3. Linus Torvalds famously is staying with v2.

Is it Big Brother? No, that's just more hostile BS propaganda. If zero developers picked up v3 there's nothing the FSF could do about it. Get real.


The only freedom in the FSF is in it's name.

Totally ignorant statement. Can you back it up? Can you suggest any copyright holder who will license his work under GPLv3 involuntarily? Take your time.




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Newest GPL draft leaves Novell in the clear  Loverock Davidson | 06/01/07
Clearly you have no idea how copyright law works NT  odubtaig | 06/02/07
A failure.  gotitright | 06/02/07
I love it when a plan comes together!  Reverend MacFellow | 06/01/07
If the FSF  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/02/07
Alcatel played a legal game with MS...  Tony Agudo | 06/02/07
No, you are wrong.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/02/07
Truly your legal expertise knows no middle NT  odubtaig | 06/02/07
We have been done this road, explain yourself  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/02/07
Why?  odubtaig | 06/02/07
Very funny ...  George Mitchell | 06/02/07
You need to keep your eye on the ball...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/02/07
Please, every license could be challenged in court.  odubtaig | 06/02/07
It was upheld in court, BTW  Tony Agudo | 06/02/07
That was awesome! grin  odubtaig | 06/03/07
You mean like Daniel Wallace challenged GPL v2?  Zogg | 06/03/07
No_Ax, why don't YOU challenge GPL v3 in Court?  Zogg | 06/03/07
Alcatel could afford to match lawyers, FSF can not.  handydan918 | 06/02/07
Re: No, you are wrong.  none none | 06/03/07
Exclusionary - ha ha  magcomment | 06/04/07
Re: If the FSF  none none | 06/03/07
So the FSF is going to stick it to Redhat, Ubuntu and the 12000 other dist?  balsover | 06/02/07
Not quite.  odubtaig | 06/02/07
So the FSF is going to stick it to Redhat, Ubuntu and the 12000 other dist?  none none | 06/03/07
Message has been deleted.  charles656oio@... | 06/04/07

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