Bangalore/BMSCE/Understanding GPL version 3

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A discussion on GPL version 3 and its implications in the Free and Open Source community.

Date: 20th May 2007 Venue: (to be decided, suggestions can be made in the talk page)

ृृ==Sub topics==

  • Internationalization - new terms propagate and convey
  • Increased license compatibility
  • Incompatibility with GPLv2
  • Tivoisation/DRM
  • Patents (Novell-Microsoft deal)

Pre-requisites

  1. Read the third discussion draft of the GNU General Public License version 3.
  2. Read the discussion on GPLv3, Linux and GPLv2 compatibility on Alison Randall's blog

Participants

  1. Praveen A
  2. Thejesh GN
  3. Vikram Vincent
  4. Sandip Bhattacharya
  5. Anivar Aravind
  6. Harshal Patil
  7. Saurabh Minni
  8. Harish.TT
  9. Ashok kumar
  10. Raveesh Mayya K