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Get Ready for GPL, Version 3

You may not have realized it, but the current version of the GNU General Public License (GPL) is version 2; even if you realized it, you may not have been aware that the Free Software Foundation is hard at work on Version 3.

It's a first draft, and with millions of programmers and others in the open source "community", expect to hear plenty of commentary on what's right and what's wrong with it.

Not having yet had the opportunity to study it (and not being a lawyer in any case), I can't really comment on the ramifications: but the ever-expanding GPL may soon address issues such as Digital Rights Management (DRM), patents, and maybe more.

Stay tuned!

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