09.30.07
Palamida’s GPLv3 Adoption Meter Approaches 4-figure Territories
One of the most effective ways to combat patent infringement accusations is to upgrade projects to the GNU GPLv3.
Palamida’s research on GPLv3 adoption continues to fascinate, and while there are doubters of their methods, these methods can trivially be defended. Under the premise that projects do not upgrade the licence until the next release, GPLv3 can, in some cases, be assumed. As such, GPLv3 adoption is not as slow as the press would have you believe. Au contraire — GPLv3 is being adopted quickly, unlike Windows Vista. Palamida lists almost 1,000 GPLv3-adopting projects.
Linux-Watch has just delivered a new whitepaper that explains the differences between GPLv2 and GPLv3.
Do you find open source licenses a puzzle? Does reading stories about the legal side of open source give you the heebie-jeebies? If so, then we have the document for you.
Hopefully, such papers will help developers wash away the effects of disinformation, which was systematically spread by Microsoft’s own people, its proxies, its lobbyists, paid-for ’studies’, hired ‘researchers’, and maybe even Wikipedia edits. To put it bluntly, if one searches the Web for information on GPLv3, there will be a lot of garbage (placements and other brainwash) that deceives one’s mind.
Highlight: Novell was the first to acknowledge that Microsoft FUD tactics had substance. Novell then used anti-Linux FUD to market itself. 
Highlight: Xandros let Microsoft make patent claims and brag about (paid-for) OOXML support. 
Highlight: Linspire's CEO not only fell into Microsoft arms, but he also assisted the company's attack on GNU/Linux. 
Highlight: Microsoft craves pseudo (proprietary) standards and gets its way using proxies and influence which it buys. 
Highlight: The invasion into the open source world is intended to leave Linux companies neglected, due to financial incentives from Microsoft. 
Analysis: Xen, an open source hypervisor, possibly fell victim to Microsoft's aggressive (and stealthy) acquisition-by-proxy strategy.