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Elf Wizard
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Craig
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 Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:26 am Post subject: Re: GPL3 announcement! |
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Elf Wizard wrote:
It's a good day for freeware lovers!
This version went through 4 public drafts and a fair amount of major additions were made right down to the wire. We can thank Microsoft for that. No, really: Thank you Microsoft.
Two big & bold features of GPLv3:
- Tivoization is now forbidden: Tivo uses GPL-licensed software in its appliances but then prohbits/prevents a user from modifying that software (hence the name). Just as importantly, this also extends to DRM by asserting the /ability/ to remove any DRM schema!
- Indemnification for all: MS sold patent indemnification "vouchers" to Novell (a promise not to sue Novell for Linux' 240 patent violations). The GPL3 authors noticed that the vouchers 1) were not dated and 2) were effectively viral. GPLv3 turned the MS-Novel deal into a universal indemnification!
Thank you Microsoft! And thank you Elf for reminding me to say something.
-Craig |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 7:56 pm Post subject: Re: GPL3 announcement! |
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On Jul 13, 7:21 am, hummingbird <hummingb...@2die4.com> wrote:
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| It might have been a good idea if the video avail for download was in one of the common formats. Nothing I've got recognises OGG Theora. |
RealAnime 4
http://www.detritus.qc.ca/ |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:11 pm Post subject: Re: GPL3 announcement! |
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On Jul 13, 7:21 am, hummingbird <hummingb...@2die4.com> wrote:
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| It might have been a good idea if the video avail for download was in one of the common formats. Nothing I've got recognises OGG Theora. |
More here.
List of Theora video players
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theora
See also Wikipedia:Media help (Ogg)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Media_help_%28Ogg%29 * Cortado, a Java based applet
o Itheora, a PHP wrapper for Cortado
* FFmpeg (own implementation)
* MPlayer
* RealPlayer
* Helix Player
* VLC (native support)
* xine and all libxine-based players like Kaffeine * Totem
* QuickTime 7
* Visonair.tv Player
* The KMPlayer
* Democracy Player |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:18 pm Post subject: Re: GPL3 announcement! |
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On Jul 13, 8:16 am, hummingbird <hummingb...@2die4.com> wrote:
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| Yes of course I missed that...but since I don't have VLC installed... |
I use The KMPlayer. |
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raincoater
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 4:01 pm Post subject: Re: GPL3 announcement! |
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Craig <netburgher@REMOVEgmail.com> wrote in
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| - Tivoization is now forbidden: Tivo uses GPL-licensed software in its appliances but then prohbits/prevents a user from modifying that software (hence the name). |
I believe this is not accurate. What Tivo does, AIUI, is use hardware to prevent users from running modified versions of the software on that hardware.
I agree with Linus that software licenses should attempt to control only software, not the hardware on which it runs. IANAL and am far from being an expert on any version of the GPL.
BTW Craig, what with you imbibing the PricelessWare (AKA Uber-Cool) Cult Kool-Aid and now the FSF Kool-Aid, you must be one besotted fellow! :0) -raincoater |
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:39 pm Post subject: Re: GPL3 announcement! |
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raincoater wrote:
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Craig <netburgher@REMOVEgmail.com> wrote in
news:DKrli.2528$eY.57@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net:
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| - Tivoization is now forbidden: Tivo uses GPL-licensed software in its appliances but then prohbits/prevents a user from modifying that software (hence the name). |
I believe this is not accurate. What Tivo does, AIUI, is use hardware to prevent users from running modified versions of the software on that hardware. |
If not on the same page, we're on the same chapter. Tivo only allows run that GPL software that carries a Tivo authorized digital signature. Whether that's hardware or s/w-based...dunno.
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IANAL and am far from being an expert on any version of the GPL.
Funny. That makes two of us.
BTW Craig, what with you imbibing the PricelessWare (AKA Uber-Cool) Cult Kool-Aid and now the FSF Kool-Aid, you must be one besotted fellow! :0) -raincoater |
Just another duped, sheep-like, doe-eyed, lemming-styled minion I guess! But I'll let someone else decide that (& everything else) for me...
-Craig |
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raincoater
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:48 pm Post subject: Re: GPL3 announcement! |
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Hello, »Q«
You wrote:
An interesting précis on the GPLv3.
Thanks for the elaboration.
-raincoater |
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