Richard Stallman speaks on GPLv3, DRM, patents, and his role

Posted by ciaran on Mar 31, 2006 2:19 AM EDT
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The first full GPLv3 event since the launch of the draft was held recently in Turin, Italy. The whole thing was recorded and a transcript has been put online as well as the video and audio. Topics covered in the presentation included software patents, DRM, and licence compatibility. The transcript also includes the Q&A session, which covered "What about Linux?", "Can we really win against DRM?", "Why are you making the decisions this time, will a team do it next time?", and "What issues were considered but then not addressed?".

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  1. First, a note on "intellectual property"


  2. On to the GPLv3


  3. About "or any later version" and transitioning between versions


  4. Software patents: explicit patent grants


  5. The four freedoms of Free Software


  6. Digital Restrictions Management: how it was tackled without restricting usage or modification


  7. DRM and laws about effective restriction measures


  8. Licence compatibility


  9. Compatibility with Affero - addressing web services, if you want


  10. Compatibility with two kinds of patent retaliation


  11. The draft GPLv3 does contain a very limited patent retaliation clause


  12. Requirements for notifying users of the licence terms


  13. Question 1: What about Linux?


  14. Question 2: About dynamic linking and languages


  15. Question 3a: What if someone thinks the spirit has been changed?


  16. Question 3b: Can writing Free Software beat DRM or is lobbying needed? (Stallman's answer discusses democracy)


  17. Question 4: Who is involved in the process?


  18. Question 5: Why is there not a team running it instead of you, and who will run it next time?


  19. Question 6: What ideas for GPLv3 were rejected?


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