Overhaul of Linux License Could Have Broad Impact

[Jason Carson]

Why are they rewriting the licence, what's wrong with version 2

> http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/30/technology/30license.html
>
> Overhaul of Linux License Could Have Broad Impact
>
>   http://www.nytimes.com/
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>   By STEVE LOHR
>   Published: November 30, 2005
>     The rules governing the use of most free software programs will be
> revised for the first time in 15 years, in an open process that begins
> today.
>   Free software, once regarded as a tiny counterculture in computing, has
> become a mainstream technology in recent years, led by the rising
> popularity
> of programs like the GNU Linux operating system.
>   Industry analysts estimate that the value of hardware and software that
> use the Linux operating system is $40 billion. And Linux has become a
> competitive alternative to Microsoft's Windows, especially in corporate
> data
> centers.
>
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