The Free World: Linus Rejects GPL v3
While most GPL’d software allows the user to comply to any version of the GPL, the Linux kernel has always been specifically licensed under version 2. Linus Torvalds says that’s not going to change with the advent of GPL v3 due out later this year.
Linus Torvalds has weighed in on the debate over the draft of version 3 of the GPL in a post on the Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML) this afternoon. Torvalds says that the Linux kernel “in general” has always been covered under version 2 of the GPL, and that that isn’t going to change.
On the other hand, the Debian crew looks like they’re leaning in favour of using the GPL v3.
At last week’s launch of the first draft for the revised GNU General Public Licence (GPL3), the Debian project was out in force. Besides Branden Robinson, the Debian Project Leader, Debian members at the meeting included Don Armstrong, Benjamin Mako Hill, Bruce Perens, and several Debian members from the Boston area. In the aftermath of the meeting, a consensus is still emerging, but Debian members seem to regard GPL3 generally favorably, although some have concerns about exact wording and the implications of some parts of the draft.
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