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Glibc is a bad example, as they have explict linkage exceptions There seems to be some thought that vmware are idiots and copied a bunch of Linux code and didn
by delsarto 11y ago
Glibc is a bad example, as they have explict linkage exceptions
There seems to be some thought that vmware are idiots and copied a bunch of Linux code and didn't release it. It's more about when something becomes a derivative work. Much more subtle
- djsumdog 11y agoThe implications of this are pretty broad reaching. I think it'd be amazing if, at the end of this, the VMWare kernels all becoming opensource.
- icebraining 11y agoThat'll never happen, one can't force someone else to abide by one's license, only force them to stop using one's work and pay damages.