On Sun, Jul 01, 2007, Mikhael Goikhman wrote about "Re: GPL v3": > On 01 Jul 2007 09:38:32 +0300, Nadav Har'El wrote: > > > > I am now wondering whether I should switch to GPL v3 in free software that > > I am writing, so I am looking for comparisons of the GPL v3 to the well- > > known (and 15 years old) GPL v2. >... > Whether you should upgrade to a version with no known holes (v3 or later) > or stay with known holes (v2 or later), it's up to you. Largest holes > that v3 closes: > > * patent agreements like Novell-Microsoft targetted to defend Novell > users against Microsoft patent claims at expense of other users of > the same program will be impossible > * devices that _artificially_ disallow modifying the GPL source (thus > revoking the software freedom number 2 from the users) using secret > keys or such will be impossible
Thanks. I'm not sure, though, what exactly these mean in practice: What does the GPL v3 say about patents that helped it defend against Microsoft's "attack"? How does the GPL define a "device" that your second comment applies to? Does the GPL v3 say anything about the latet fad in software - "software as a service" (where the users use the software running on a remote machine, and never actually get a copy)? Of course, I can read the GPL v3 text and get all the answers myself. But I was hoping that someone already has some sort of annotated version, explaining the differences from GPL v2. > * there is an option to use Affero GPL to extend the copyleft concept > to the network applications, if this is what you want Interesting. I've never heard of this before... I'll look it up. Thanks. -- Nadav Har'El | Sunday, Jul 1 2007, 15 Tammuz 5767 [EMAIL PROTECTED] |----------------------------------------- Phone +972-523-790466, ICQ 13349191 |Does replacing myself with a shell-script http://nadav.harel.org.il |make me impressive or insignificant? --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
