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GPLv3 final draft includes patent-pact 'poison pill'

linux-watch.com — "Microsoft made a few mistakes in the Novell-Microsoft deal, and GPLv3 is designed to turn them against Microsoft, extending that limited patent protection to the whole community," explains GPLv3 co-author Richard M. Stallman.

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  • schestowitz, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2Novell is still in denial. Maybe it's a strategic thing. See:

    "We note that the language which grandfathered the Novell-Microsoft agreement remains in the draft. All of this is good news for our customers," he [Novell] said.

    http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2140281,00.asp

    Novell: "GPLv3 is still in draft level, but the consequences of the current draft are that we can continue what we have done. Every single step will be discussed with the software foundation. For example, there are four forums, which continue to discuss GPL. We are part of the vendor forum deal and we will continue to discuss, without engaging in future public speculation."

    http://www.cxotoday.com/India/Interview/Building_the_ecosystem_is_relevant_to_India/551-81429-906.html

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