The Manager’s View of GPL Version 3: Two (and a Half) Things to Like and Two More to Look Out For
The GNU Public License, one of the oldest and most widely selected open-source licenses, is about to get its second makeover. There’s been a lot of uncertainty about the GPL’s differences in version 3, and exactly what they mean for end users, developers and corporations.
Part of the uncertainty stems from the fact that it was hard to pin down the exact nature of GPLv3 until late in the day. The license underwent multiple drafts, and some specific provisions (such as allegedly anti-Novell patent language) were added between drafts. But the current draft appears at last to be the final language that will be adopted—sometime this July, according to current plans.
The Free Software Foundation (FSF), the caretaker of the GPL, has a clear political agenda regarding the creation and distributions of software. Consider this portion of its FAQ for the GPL:
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