New Version of the GPL Is Finalized

July 2nd, 2007

While many consumers are standing in line to get their hands on a $500 iPhone, Apple’s new toy is not the only major release in the technology world today. Indeed, Friday also marks the release of version 3 of the GNU General Public License (GPL).The GNU GPL is the most widely used free software license worldwide: Almost three quarters of all free software packages are distributed under this license. Version 3 of the GPL brings to a close 18 months of public outreach and comment, but it might not answer all of the open-source community’s concerns over Microsoft ’s patent deals with Novell and others. And it opens questions about the iPhone’s software.

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