BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA---Wednesday, March 28, 2007---The Free
Software Foundation (FSF) today released the third discussion draft
for version 3 of the most widely used free software license, the GNU
General Public License (GNU GPL).

Today's draft incorporates the feedback received from the general
public, official discussion committees, and two international
conferences held in India and Japan. Many significant changes have been
made since the previous draft, released in July 2006. In recognition of
this fact, the FSF now plans to publish one additional draft before the
final text of GPL version 3.

Changes in this draft include:

* First-time violators can have their license automatically restored if
they remedy the problem within thirty days.

* License compatibility terms have been simplified, with the goal of
making them easier to understand and administer.

* Manufacturers who include the software in consumer products must also
provide installation information for the software along with the
source. This change provides more narrow focus for requirements that
were proposed in previous drafts.

* New patent requirements have been added to prevent distributors from
colluding with patent holders to provide discriminatory protection
from patents.


Guide: http://gplv3.fsf.org/gpl3-dd3-guide

GPL Draft 3: http://gplv3.fsf.org/gpl-draft-2007-03-28.html


This will be the last real draft.
Scary days for Novell.
GPLv3 is almost their...
No more whining, this is your last change to be heard