Copyleft-Next Building the NextGen Copyleft License
10 months ago
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- #copyleft
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- Richard Fontana and Bradley M. Kuhn announce Copyleft-next, a next-generation copyleft open source license.
- Both Fontana and Kuhn have extensive backgrounds in open source, including involvement in drafting GPLv3.
- The launch of Copyleft-next is presented as a reboot of a 2012 project with similar goals.
- Fontana and Kuhn recently lost bids for OSI board seats amid controversy over election irregularities.
- Software Freedom Conservancy supports the project with infrastructure and Kuhn's dedicated time.
- The project aims to redefine copyleft for the mid-21st century, addressing potential limitations of GPLv3.
- Concerns are raised about the practicality of license changes for projects with decentralized copyright ownership.