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> If that's the case, then why doesn't the FSF sue Linux kernel developers over licence violations? I don't understand. The Linux kernel developers hold the c
by cjbprime 11y ago
> If that's the case, then why doesn't the FSF sue Linux kernel developers over licence violations?
I don't understand. The Linux kernel developers hold the copyright on the kernel. If someone sues someone else, it's them --- the kernel developers -- who have standing to be doing the suing. They didn't give their copyright to the FSF merely as a result of choosing to use the FSF's license.
- ZenoArrow 11y agoSo if none of the Linux kernel developers sues Canonical for using a OpenZFS kernel module, Canonical can carry on with it and nothing of value was lost.
- g1n016399 11y agoIf anyone wants more companies to comply with the GPL, you might want to consider supporting the compliance efforts of the SFC: https://sfconservancy.org/supporter/ https://sfconservancy.org/supporter/
- cjbprime 11y agoThis is true, but most companies would want better assurance of their work's legality than "well, as long as none of the tens of thousands of people we just gave grounds to sue us actually do so, we'll be fine". See also, from a kernel developer: https://twitter.com/mjg59/status/700074164435091456 https://twitter.com/mjg59/status/700074164435091456