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Call that GPL4 if you want. On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 02:06:15AM +0800, Morton Harrow wrote: > Dear gentlemen (and included list-members), > > Let me first introduce myself. My name is Morton Harrow, senior GNU/Linux > consultant in the London metropolitan area. I have been around in the Open > Source world since the early beginning. I am very happy with the spirit and > efforts of the Free Software Foundation (FSF). > > As the name mentions free, one would think this organisation embraces real > freedom. I can't help but feel that the FSF has made a mistake with the > release of the third version of the GPL (GPLv3). This license restricts the > freedom and usage of open source software for governments, companies and > end-users alike. > Linking from other software which is not regarded by the FSF as free software, > is not allowed by this license. I can't help but wonder if this is the freedom > the FSF intensions. Real free should be that users are allowed link any > software against GPL licensed software, without restrictions. But the current > freedom restricts the spirit of Richard M. Stallman's original vision on a > free world. > > We propose to release as soon as possible, version 4 of the General Public > License. > > The GPL version 4 will accept every other license, accepted by the Open Source > Initiative as open source. Corporate usage of GPL released software should be > possible without restrictions. Linking from closed source software to GPLv4 > software and libraries will be permitted. GPLv4 software can be shipped in > (commercial) closed source software. Only this and the original authors need > to be mentioned. Also, I believe the copyright of the FSF software should be > transferred to the United Nations. As human knowledge belongs to the world. > > Our planned release date of GPLv4 is 15th September 2008. The first software > to be released under the terms of this new license, will be a continuation of > the stalled ReiserFS project. As the FSF headers allow software to be released > under the terms of the GPLv2 or higher, we will prepare automatic relicensing > of GPLv2 and GPLv3 software to the GPLv4. > > If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me. > > With kind regards, > > Morton Harrow > > > = > > > -- > Powered by Outblaze
