GPLv3 Arrives; Nobody Seems to Care

Ive been following the evolution of this latest version of the seminal open-source license since it was a twinkle in Richard M. Stallmans eye.

I have no doubt that a lot of hard work by some incredibly bright people has gone into making this the best possible software license.

Now that the GPLv3 (GNU General Public License Version 3) has finally been released, however, theres one wee problem.

Tell me, is anyone of significance—besides the Samba Group for its CIFS (Common Internet File System) Windows-compatible file and print server program, and the licenses creators, the Free Software Foundation—going to adopt the GPLv3?

Is it just me, or have things gotten really quiet?

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Oh, certainly Sun keeps teasing us with the possibility of placing OpenSolaris under the GPLv3. Sometimes Sun says yes and sometimes it says no. I dont think Sun has really decided at all.

Seriously now, other than Samba and the FSFs gcc development tool family, youll be hard-pressed to find any other first-rung programs making the switch to the GPLv3.

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