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Re: GPLv3


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According to Williams, Gerald S (Jerry) on 7/5/2007 7:16 AM:
> Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>>   See [http://www.opensource.org/docs/osd/] for the
>>   precise Open Source Definition referenced above.
>>
>> Even if the license is not approved, the above definition sets the
> rules
>> against which the license is measured.
> 
> Hmm, I wonder what a lawyer might be able to make out of
> item 5 (No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups) wrt
> GPLv3. It shouldn't be hard to convince those uneducated,
> uninformed, layman juries that they're discriminating
> against DRM providers' lawyers. :-)

Wouldn't you know it - that is actually one of the REAL objections being
mentioned on the OSI mailing list?
http://www.crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3:mss:12905:200706:nifbaainbjiiahpeankh

Fortunately, a counterargument was also given:

| This could also be a OSD #5/6 issue, because it
| completely blocks use by certain parties.  However,
| the conveyor can only be restricted if they agree to
| a particular patent deal (something that is not
| guaranteed by OSD) in relation to GPLv3 software.
| Deals solely for unrelated software won't affect
| their rights.
|
| The other part relevant to OSD #6 is "in the business
| of distributing software"; I don't think this is a
| particularly good limitation. However, that party is
| not the licensee, so they can be discriminated against
| based on field of endeavor here.

As for timing, it may be August before the GPLv3 is OSI certified:
http://www.crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3:mss:12891:200706:nifbaainbjiiahpeankh

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Eric Blake             ebb9@byu.net
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