Re:What is the problem? Someone please explain! (Score 1)

So again - somebody please explain what is the problem here? Is GPL version change really such a disaster? What should I care as Linux user?

As a Linux user, your main cause for concern is the possibility that some programs that you use today or interesting programs that have yet to be written will suffer as a result of the GPL version change. This possibility is due to the incompatibility of the GPL v2 and v3 licenses. We have already seen that a number of kernel developers are opposed to the new version of the license. It can also be assumed that some current major corporate contributors to GPL v2 projects would also be opposed to the new tivoization and patent clauses. If a number of important components or libraries shift to GPL v3, then these are likely to be abandoned or forked by developers that want their projects to stick with GPL v2.

I know that forking is nothing new, but it seems fairly arrogant of the FSF to intentionally create a schism within the ranks of developers that support the GPL by creating a new and incompatible license that they *know* many of them will be vehemently against.