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  • Torvalds: No GPL 3 for Linux

    Linus Torvalds said that he won't convert Linux to version 3 of the General Public License, as he objects to digital rights management provisions in the proposed update.

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    Provisions against digital rights management in a draft update to the General Public Licence could undermine computer security, Linus Torvalds said this week in e-mails reflecting the Linux leader's pragmatic philosophy.

  • Video: Torvalds unimpressed with DRM, GPLv3

    In this 3.5 minute video, Linus Torvalds talks about why digital rights management and the General Public License cause a lot of "hot air" to be exchanged but do not amount to a "big deal".

  • Free Software Foundation denies GPLv3 forking risk

    Some open source developers are concerned that the introduction of the third version of the GNU General Public License could split the free software world - but the FSF is confident these fears are unfounded.

  • Open-source legal body sues over GPL violation

    The Software Freedom Law Center has filed suit against Monsoon Multimedia, with potential repercussions for others besides the defendant.

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