Survey: Developers Slow to Adopt GPLv3 | Linux Today

Survey: Developers Slow to Adopt GPLv3

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 25, 2007

“According to a survey, only a small number of open-source
software developers have adopted the GNU General Public License
Version 3.

“The survey, released Sept. 25 by Evans Data, shows that only 6
percent of developers working on open-source software have adopted
GPLv3. The Evans Data Open Source Software Development Survey also
shows that two-thirds of the developers surveyed said they will not
adopt GPLv3 in the next year, and 43 percent say they will never
implement the new license…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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