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LinuxPlanet: GPLv3 Draft Comment Phase Begins

“Now that the third draft of GNU Public License (GPL) version 3
is out the door, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) will be
‘actively’ seeking out comments from the open source community–and
officials expect to get particularly strong response around
provisions involving the Novell/Microsoft deal and so-called
‘Tivo-ization’ in embedded devices.

“Meanwhile, a Novell spokesperson said that, although Novell is
happy about a new ‘grandfather’ clause in the draft, the company
will talk with Microsoft about changing their agreement if the
final document ends up leading in that direction…”

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