[Sheflug] Launch of GNU GPLv3

[Richard Ibbotson <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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  Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:12:55 -0400
  From: Peter Brown <peterb@xxxxxxx>
  To: info-gnu@xxxxxxx, info-fsf@xxxxxxx, info-member@xxxxxxx
  Subject: Launch of GNU GPLv3

  On Friday, June 29, at 12 noon (EDT), the Free Software Foundation 
will officially release the GNU GPL version 3. Please join us in 
celebration as we bring to a close eighteen months of public outreach 
and comments in revision of the world's most popular free software 
license.

  Beyond the creation of an improved license, the process of drafting
  version 3 has helped highlight vital issues for the community of 
free software users. This is a moment to thank the thousands who 
participated by commenting on the license, and those that represented 
stakeholders through the GPLv3 committee process.

  Now with the release of GPLv3, we will see new defenses extended to 
free software. These defenses will continue the long history of 
fighting all efforts to make free software proprietary.

  Please join us as we stream live footage of Richard Stallman 
announcing GPLv3 from Noon (EDT) at www.fsf.org.

  If you are in the Boston area you can also join us at the FSF 
offices from 11:30am. Please let us know at <info@xxxxxxx> if you 
would like to attend.

  --
  Peter T. Brown
  Executive Director
  Free Software Foundation
  51 Franklin St. 5th Floor
  Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA

  Media contact for this event:
  Brett Smith
  617-542-5942
  brett@xxxxxxx


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