● 04.05.07

●● Consensus on GPLv3 No Longer a Distant Dream

Posted in FSF, GPL, Law at 9:59 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

You may be pleased to hear that GPLv3 is gradually gaining acceptance. It is facing relatively minor (~16%) opposition, according to this recent study.

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A survey of open-source programming experts that start-up OpenLogic pays to resolve software troubles has revealed some favorable feelings about the new third draft of the General Public License (GPL).

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Of the 45 people who responded, 50 percent said they believed GPL 3 is good for the open-source programming movement. That’s not a majority by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s three times the 16 percent who said they believed GPL 3 wasn’t good for open source. And 30 percent said they weren’t sure.

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There is some decent coverage of the GPLv3 and its importance in the following news article.

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Like the software it governs, there is still time to make changes to the GPL.

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However radical he might seem, Mr. Stallman has proven you don’t have to look like a CEO to have a major impact on the way this business works. If he can change the system, we all can, and we all should.

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Finally, full transcripts of Richard Stallman’s talk in Brussels are available online.

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