> Why doesn't Google release the source code of the flavor of Linux that it uses after earning tens of billions basically leveraging Linux code? Because the GP

> Why doesn't Google release the source code of the flavor of Linux that it uses after earning tens of billions basically leveraging Linux code? Because the GPL does not require them to do so. If the GPL required them to do so, nobody would licence their code with it, and only the most batshit-insane people would dare use code licensed under it. Would YOU want to run a Linux server if it obligated you to provide a complete dump of source code to anyone who asked? Seriously people, think before you write. > MPEG-LA cannot be a patent troll let alone a known one, because it's a loose organization of companies MPEG-LA manage a suite of patents and can issue press releases, therefore they can be a patent troll.