Re: GPLv3 Position Statement

From: Gene Heskett
Date: Fri Sep 22 2006 - 14:54:42 EST


On Friday 22 September 2006 15:05, Alan Cox wrote:
>Ar Gwe, 2006-09-22 am 14:30 -0400, ysgrifennodd Gene Heskett:
>> final. Let me put it this way, I would be willing to become a paying
>> member of a new organization dedicated to preserving the V2 status if
>> the due weren't too onnerous.
>
>What probably matters more in that situation, and I hope its one that
>doesn't arise - v3 is in draft and there is fixing time left for many
>issues - is people to maintain the other projects which will get forked
>from the FSF if it were to happen: glibc, gcc, etc. My guess is many of
>these projects would effectively leave the FSF if this happened.

I'd almost place bets on that list, Alan.

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