@article {106, title = {Key Changes to the GNU General Public License}, journal = {Open Source Business Resource}, year = {2007}, month = {12/2007}, publisher = {Talent First Network}, type = {Articles}, address = {Ottawa}, abstract = {On June 29, 2007, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) issued the GNU General Public License Version 3. The issuance of GPLv3 marked the end of a remarkable public consultation process aimed at revamping the license to address issues that the FSF considers to be a threat to the Free Software movement, and to clarify issues that have been misunderstood or debated since the publications of GPL Version 2 (GPLv2). This article introduces the rationale for changing the GPL and introduces the changes that affect patents, Digital Rights Management (DRM), license compatibility, and the linking issue.}, issn = {1913-6102}, url = {http://timreview.ca/article/106}, author = {Eric Smith} }