Z:gnu-www-ja-rms-why-gplv3--9b3948-Microsoft's lawyers are not st/en

Microsoft's lawyers are not stupid, and next time they may manage to avoid those mistakes. GPLv3 therefore says they don't get a &ldquo;next time&rdquo;. Releasing a program under GPL version 3 protects it from Microsoft's future attempts to make redistributors collect Microsoft royalties from the program's users.