Did the use of the GPL really decline?

[GreyGeek]

John Sullivan, of the FSF, asked the question :
"Is Copyleft Being Framed?"

You can listen to his talk http://faif.us.nyud.net/cast-media/F...eft-Framed.ogg

Matthew Aslett thought so: http://blogs.the451group.com/opensou...ne-of-the-gpl/

Sullivan presented evidence http://faif.us/cast-media/FaiF_0x23_...med_slides.pdf which demonstrates the opposite:

Sarge
Released on 2005-05-06
15,195 total packages
10,730 packages licensed under GPL family
71% of total packages


Etch
Released on 2007-04-08
18,043 total packages
2,848 new packages
13,872 packages licensed under GPL family
77% of total packages
6% increase in GPL family percentage
18% increase in number of packages


Lenny
(First release after GPLv3)
Released on 2009-02-14
21,994 total packages
3,951 new packages
19,218 packages licensed under GPL family
87% of total packages
10% increase in GPL percentage
22% increase in number of new packages
630 packages using GPLv3 or LGPLv3, by name.


Squeeze
Released on 2011-02-06
28,126 total packages
6,132 new packages
26,271 packages licensed under GPL family
93% of total packages
6% increase in GPL family percentage
27% increase in number of new packages
3,154 packages under GPLv3 or LGPLv3 (400 % increase)