ICT/IP: A New GNU!
| ICT/IP: A New GNU! |
| A consultation process was launched in January 2006 relating to the commonest form of open source software licence, the GNU General Public Licence. This article looks at the controversial features of the amended draft licence, which is known as GPLv3. GPLv3 seeks to address, in particular, the twin challenges facing open source software of digital rights management and software patents. |
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