We’re getting close to the completion of the GPLv3 review process and the release of the final version (noon Friday).  The GPL has been the most widely used license for free and open source software since 1991, and the final version release is an important milestone. It is a model for how to conduct a thoughtful and transparent review. And yes – licenses can and should have an agenda. Whether you agree or disagree with the language and intent of the GPLv3, organizations that choose to use it are expressing their rights as authors and creators to set the terms under which the rest of us have the right to use their work. Congratulations to FSF and all who contributed.

 We’ve been busy getting ready to assist our customers with their decisions and use of GPLv3. We’re making the updates to our products so that we can detect and report on GPLv3 code that we detect – as we do for the hundreds of other licenses we identify. In addition, we’ve created a new site:  gpl3.palamida.com  which we hope will give users a unified view of the growing use of GPLv3. We’re pleased to be sharing the work of our team of license analysts and editors via the site, and we hope you’ll find it useful. It is obviously a moving target – so any help in terms of suggestions or updated info on a project would be great. We’ll make sure it gets updated quickly.