“Now that the final version of the GNU General Public Licence
version 3 has been released, the in-depth analysis of its
implications can begin. Two of the first commentaries to be
published have come from the legal world, and there are doubtless
many more being prepared for purely internal use within software
companies wondering whether to adopt the new licence. But important
as both the legal and commercial details are, I believe the true
significance of the GPLv3 lies elsewhere.“For example, in all the high-profile excitement about whether
the Linux kernel will or won’t adopt GPLv3, its effect on consumer
devices like those from TiVo, or whether the new licence does or
doesn’t block the Microsoft-Novell deal, one amazing fact has been
overlooked: that the extremely slow, meticulous and obsessive
revision of a legal document designed to regulate the use of a
certain class of software has generated thousands of articles, many
in the mainstream press…”
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