Alan Cox 5 minutes on GPLv3
In the Q+A session after a recent talk by Alan Cox in Limerick, he was asked for his thoughts on GPLv3. Below is a transcript of his off-the-cuff reply, and then my comments.
His comments were quite positive. The only issue he raised was that draft 1's wording for thwarting DRM was a bit heavy-handed. His concern might be fixed by Draft 2, which will be out any day now. Stallman has said that the DRM wording is being reworked for draft 2 and it's being thinned down a bit since it has been decided that some bits in draft 1 are probably redundant.
The topic of the talk itself was software engineering process of free software development. The audio recording is interesting, and I'm glad I've found something I can point others to when this topic comes up: AlanCox_UL_20060513.ogg The talk was organised by University of Limerick Computer Society. Thanks to them for recording it and putting it online.
Cox did some good work on raising awareness of software freedom issues such as software patents and the European Copyright Directive, so I've been looking out for his thoughts on GPLv3.
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