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Re: GPLv3 comedy unfolding -- Enterprise Open Source: Google, Other Lin


From: Alexander Terekhov
Subject: Re: GPLv3 comedy unfolding -- Enterprise Open Source: Google, Other Linux Developers "Must Share Code"
Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 19:59:27 +0200

http://linux.sys-con.com/read/380011.htm

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Industry News

Enterprise Open Source: Google, Other Linux Developers "Must Share Code"

Software Freedom Law Center Chairman Outlines View

By: Enterprise Open Source News Desk
May. 23, 2007 11:45 AM
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If you build your business on Linux, then you should share your code,
according to Eben Moglen, chairman of the Software Freedom Law Center.
This view was expressed in a presentation given by Moglen at the Open
Source Business Conference in San Francisco. The Center is based in New
York, and counts noted Stanford University professor Laurence Lessig
among its directors. Moglen is also a professor at Columbia University.

Moglen's remarks come in the context of the final weeks of completion of
Version 3 of the GNU General Public License, for which Moglen is
providing legal counsel to GPL creator Richard Stallman. The GPL 3 is
currently in a third draft, completed in March 2007. Its language takes
a strong stand against cross-patent agreements such as a deal announced
earlier this year by Microsoft and Novell.

Google spokespeople have pointed out that the company committed to doing
no evil has contributed to open source projects (including Linux), but
Moglen makes it clear that his view is that the community comes first.
"(Google has) ethical and community responsibilities to return at least
those modifications that are not critical to their business and that are
of general value to the community," Moglen said. "We will see over time
whether there are additional measures necessary in order to secure
cooperation in the community."
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Eben "license not a contract" Moglen is contemplating to undo 17 USC 117
for Google, I gather.  

regards,
alexander.


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