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ARTICLE · 15 AUGUST 2006

GPL3 – Round Two

Just in time for a break from the summer doldrums for the open source community, on July 27, 2006 the Free Software Foundation released the second discussion draft of GPL version 3 ("Draft 2").

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James Gatto
James Gatto

Just in time for a break from the summer doldrums for the open source community, on July 27, 2006 the Free Software Foundation released the second discussion draft of GPL version 3 ("Draft 2"). In response to the numerous comments on the first discussion draft ("Draft 1") from all over the world, the Free Software Foundation has made considerable revisions to the initial draft. Additionally, it has released a draft of revisions to the LPGL.

This client alert will summarize some of the changes contained in these two documents. General familiarity with the changes in the first draft is assumed. However, if you need to refresh your recollection, please see our Client Alert on the Draft 1, "GPL Version 3 – More Clear or More Issues?" dated April 18, 2006 ("Prior Alert").

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