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In which way does using Docker circumvent the GPL? It's not like Docker images are opaque binary blobs, unless you count tar.gz as opaque.
by majewsky 8y ago
In which way does using Docker circumvent the GPL? It's not like Docker images are opaque binary blobs, unless you count tar.gz as opaque.
- tannhaeuser 8y agoBecause a GNU userspace is "distributed" along with proprietary software?
- majewsky 8y agoIf that were a GPL violation, >90% of Linux distributions were violating the GPL.
- tannhaeuser 8y agoHow so? Distros provide source code, unlike Docker images.
- umanwizard 8y agoMany distros (I’d guess almost all of them) bundle proprietary software. The Nvidia graphics drivers are the first example I can think of. (This could be out of date since I haven’t dealt with it in several years)
- majewsky 8y agoAlso binary firmware blobs.