Can GPLv3 Corral Open Source Licenses?
Much of the focus and fight over the next draft of the GNU general public license Version 3 (GPLv3) has centered on digital rights management (DRM) and patent provisions. However, GPLv3, which is slated for final release next year, also tries to address another challenge for the free and open source (FOSS) community: license proliferation.
As organizations use more combinations of free and open source solutions in so-called "stacks," the continuity of licensing becomes imperative. Vendors and other FOSS members can choose from an array of licenses, and that list continues to grow despite declarations about the dangers of license proliferation.
"Technology has allowed more and more picking and choosing of components and using open standards like Web services to integrate. But with the variety of licenses, the simplicity can be subverted by licensing and copyright issues," Interarbor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider.
The impact of GPLv3 on license proliferation will depend on the FOSS license's final form, which is being shaped largely by the DRM and patent issues, Finnegan-Henderson Partner Larry Robins told LinuxInsider.
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