Hyman Rosen wrote: > > On 3/23/2010 3:41 PM, Alexander Terekhov wrote: > > http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/busybox/2006-September/058360.html > > GPLv2 is not going away. There's no reason for it to. > > So what exactly is the purpose of GPLv3? > > <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/rms-why-gplv3.html> > > The improvements to freedom that come with GPLv3 include > making it more difficult to prevent installation of modified > versions on dedicated equipment,
Do you have any evidence that GPLv3 makes it more difficult to prevent installation of modified versions on dedicated equipment? That could happen only in Stallman's insane mind. > allowing people to remove > digital restrictions management from GPLed code which might > otherwise fall under anti-circumvention laws, The GPL can't undo anti-circumvention laws. If the code falls under anti-circumvention laws then the code falls under anti-circumvention laws, with all the consequences spelled out in anti-circumvention laws, irrespective whether it is GPL'd or not. > and preventing > the use of patents from limiting redistribution to only > certain parties. LMAO! The GPLv3 can't undo patent laws either. regards, alexander. P.S. "I'm insufficiently motivated to go set up a GNU/Linux system so that I can do the builds." Hyman Rosen <hyro...@mail.com> The Silliest GPL 'Advocate' P.P.S. "Of course correlation implies causation! Without this fundamental principle, no science would ever make any progress." Hyman Rosen <hyro...@mail.com> The Silliest GPL 'Advocate' -- http://gng.z505.com/index.htm (GNG is a derecursive recursive derecursion which pwns GNU since it can be infinitely looped as GNGNGNGNG...NGNGNG... and can be said backwards too, whereas GNU cannot.) _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
