Modifications to the GPL are under way

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Richard Stallman of the Free Software Foundation, and creator of the GPL, is working on changes to the GPL. He is hoping to make it more compatible with other similar licenses; provide protection from patent suits (ala SCO); loosen the restrictions on using GPL software with proprietary software; and a few other tweaks meant to modernize the GPL.