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===Incompatibility with GPLv2===

* Concern of mixing GPLv2 and GPLv3 code in distributions

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|A Linux distribution is an aggregation of independent works under their own licenses *and* a collective work deserving of its own overall copyright and license. If that collective work is distributed under GPLv3, then derivative works *of that aggregation* must be licensed under GPLv3 also.

Meanwhile, the individual works in that aggregation remain under the original licenses their authors placed them under. [http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/04/gplv3_linux_and.html Lawrence Rosen]

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The Linux kernel is clearly a single work with multiple authors. The current kernel is clearly a derivative of at least some work done on previous kernels. It is not in any way, shape or form a collective work.

A GNU/Linux distro is clearly a collective work. [http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/04/gplv3_linux_and.html Rob Myers]

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===Tivoisation/DRM/Embedded Systems===

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#[[User:madhusudancs|Madhusudan.C.S]]

#[[Krishna Bharadwaj]]

#[[User:Shashank|Shashank Bharadwaj]]

#[[Santosh G Vattam]]

==Minutes==

First up, of the 18 members registered here, only 9 turned up!!

Well these were some of the things that were discussed, if I have missed something please feel free to add it.

*The discussion started with Praveen telling us the need for another revision of GPL.

*Then we disscussed how the GPLv3 will enable us (The Free Software Community) to stop deals like the Novell-Microsoft ones.

*We all watched a video of Eben Moglen speaking on the Microsoft-Novell deal.

*The importance of GPLv3 in Embedded Systems and stoping DRM was also disscussed.

*Praveen suggested that all of us should read [http://emoglen.law.columbia.edu/publications/maine-speech.pdf Freeing the Mind: Free Software and the Death of Proprietary Culture] by Eben Moglen

*Then we briefly talked about the [[Campaign to promote free software in Karnataka]], going to our schools and persuading them to switch to Free Software.

*Finnally we decided that the BMSLUG has done enough of talking and that we'll do some projects on GNU in our holidays in mid-July.

[[Category:Events|2007/05/20]] [[Category:Bangalore Events]]

[[Category:Events|2007/05/20]] [[Category:Bangalore Events]] [[Category:BMSLUG Events]]

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 ===Incompatibility with GPLv2===
 * Concern of mixing GPLv2 and GPLv3 code in distributions
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+|A Linux distribution is an aggregation of independent works under their own licenses *and* a collective work deserving of its own overall copyright and license. If that collective work is distributed under GPLv3, then derivative works *of that aggregation* must be licensed under GPLv3 also.
+Meanwhile, the individual works in that aggregation remain under the original licenses their authors placed them under. [http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/04/gplv3_linux_and.html Lawrence Rosen]
+|-
+|}
+{|style="background:#ffdead;"
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+The Linux kernel is clearly a single work with multiple authors. The current kernel is clearly a derivative of at least some work done on previous kernels. It is not in any way, shape or form a collective work.
+A GNU/Linux distro is clearly a collective work. [http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/04/gplv3_linux_and.html Rob Myers]
+|-
+|}
 ===Tivoisation/DRM/Embedded Systems===
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 #[[User:madhusudancs|Madhusudan.C.S]]
 #[[Krishna Bharadwaj]]
+#[[User:Shashank|Shashank Bharadwaj]]
+#[[Santosh G Vattam]]
+==Minutes==
+First up, of the 18 members registered here, only 9 turned up!!
+Well these were some of the things that were discussed, if I have missed something please feel free to add it.
+*The discussion started with Praveen telling us the need for another revision of GPL.
+*Then we disscussed how the GPLv3 will enable us (The Free Software Community) to stop deals like the Novell-Microsoft ones.
+*We all watched a video of Eben Moglen speaking on the Microsoft-Novell deal.
+*The importance of GPLv3 in Embedded Systems and stoping DRM was also disscussed.
+*Praveen suggested that all of us should read  [http://emoglen.law.columbia.edu/publications/maine-speech.pdf Freeing the Mind: Free Software and the Death of Proprietary Culture] by Eben Moglen
+*Then we briefly talked about the [[Campaign to promote free software in Karnataka]], going to our schools and persuading them to switch to Free Software.
+*Finnally we decided that the BMSLUG has done enough of talking and that we'll do some projects on GNU in our holidays in mid-July.
-[[Category:Events|2007/05/20]] [[Category:Bangalore Events]]
+[[Category:Events|2007/05/20]] [[Category:Bangalore Events]] [[Category:BMSLUG Events]]