| GPLv3 Last Call Draft Released; and RMS on Why Upgrade |
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The Free Software Foundation has just announced the release of the Last Call Draft of GPLv3 and a guide to it explaining the changes. The guide lists four changes, but the most important is that "GPLv3 is now compatible with version 2.0 of the Apache License". Last call draft means exactly that. It's still a draft, so if you see issues, let them know. But this is the last draft, so speak now or forever hold your peace on changes to GPLv3. Richard Stallman has also released an essay on the draft, providing some reasons he sees to upgrade, but also including this word about compatibility: First of all, it is important to note that upgrading is a choice. GPL version 2 will remain a valid license, and no disaster will happen if some programs remain under GPLv2 while others advance to GPLv3. These two licenses are incompatible, but that isn't a serious problem. So, no disaster if you wish to stick to v2; but there are some legal benefits to upgrading. |
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