00977nas a2200121   4500008004100000022001400041245005000055210005000105260004200155520060600197100001600803856003600819       2007                        eng d  a1913-610200aKey Changes to the GNU General Public License0 aKey Changes to the GNU General Public License  aOttawabTalent First Networkc12/20073 aOn 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.1 aSmith, Eric  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/106