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Open source projects that are not GPL'd cannot adopt the code; it's meant to be linked into the kernel, and so distribution will trigger the viral licensing cla
by teacup50 10y ago
Open source projects that are not GPL'd cannot adopt the code; it's meant to be linked into the kernel, and so distribution will trigger the viral licensing clause covering the entirety of the kernel.
For example, there are a myriad of products based on BSD; everything from pfSense at the low-end, the Juniper routers at the high-end.
If the goal is to make money by licensing the code for non-GPLv2 use, then the GPL might make sense, if you're unconcerned about limiting market adoption by precluding integration by non-GPL products.