[News] Sourceforge Keeps Better Track of GPLv3 Adoption - Linux

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GPL Project Watch List for Week of 07/18

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| Over the past couple of weeks, Sourceforge has been doing some maintenance
| and updates. This backed up some of their data which we use to keep track of
| the GPL3 numbers.
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http://gpl3.blogspot.com/2008/07/gpl...k-of-0718.html


Recent:

How The GPL Defangs Patent Trolls

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| Why would a patent troll agree to this? Don Marti explains how the GPL
| strengthened Red Hat's bargaining position. In a normal patent licensing
| negotiation, the patent troll would demand a per-user license fee that would
| be passed along to the vendor's customers. But the GPL specifically prohibits
| Red Hat from doing this; if Red Hat agreed to pay per-user royalties, it
| would be in violation of the GPL and would lose the right to distribute the
| software at all.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20080613/0705261402.shtml
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