Survey Says GPLv3 Is Shunned

willdavid writes in to note a survey of open source developers conducted by Evans Data that indicates a real rift in the community over GPLv3. The survey was based on in-depth interviews with 380 open source developers and no estimated margin of error was given. "Just 6 percent of developers working with open-source software have adopted the new GNU General Public License version 3... Also, two-thirds say they will not adopt GPLv3 anytime in the next year, and 43 percent say they will never implement the new license. Almost twice as many would be less likely to join a project that uses GPLv3 than would be likely to join... [Evans Data's CEO said] 'Developers are confused and divided about [the restrictions GPLv3 imposes], with fairly equal numbers agreeing with the restrictions, disagreeing with them, or thinking they will be unenforceable.'"

Fud-mongering

[Vainglorious Coward]

Only 6% of developers...have adopted GPLv3...Two-thirds say they will not be adopting GPLv3 anytime in the next year, and 43% say they will never implement the new license

Interesting to compare this "shunning" with Vista [slashdot.org] :

less than 2% of UK-based firms have already upgraded all their desktops to Windows Vista. Just shy of 5% said that they have begun a Windows Vista desktop upgrade program. 6.5% said they will upgrade in the next 6 months; 12.6% in the next 12 months; 13% in the next 18 months; and 18% in the next two years

Summary : GPLv3 is more popular than Vista

Vista?

[athloi]

You mean the GPL3 is the Microsoft Vista of the open source licensing world?

Countersurvey

[heli_flyer]

In a survey of 1 Slashdot user, 100% of the users were found to think Evans Data are idiots for asking Open Source developers if they plan to switch to a Free Software license.

Re:Confused...

[Fred_A]

If you want more specific than this; write to them:

740 Front Street, Suite 240
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Wait; you means Evans corp is a Santa Cruz Operation ??

Re:Remember!

[ScrewMaster]

Regardless, if the GP hits me I'm damn well going to hit him back.

Just wait

[Chris Snook]

Once adoption of version 3 slows, they'll just release version 3.5 and we'll all have to buy new books anyway.

Re:Fork

[VGPowerlord]

Also, don't call the Operator unless you're suicidal.

Does Simon still work there?

Re:Just wait

[Dr. Photo]

I attempt to disbelieve!