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> You link your application directly to Linux and get a vmlinuz binary How does this work with proprietary applications and the kernel's GPL license?

• pnako 7y ago
  In the cloud no one can hear you violate the GPL.
  • fourthark 7y ago
    This is why AGPL exists. I think it is agreed that deploying your app to the cloud is not distribution and doesn’t run foul of plain GPL.
  • wongarsu 7y ago
    In the cloud you usually don't distribute binaries, so you don't have to distribute sources either.
• rwmj 7y ago
  "Consult a lawyer" would be the best answer I could give here. The applications we're actually targeting are open source servers of various kinds (think memcached, apache, etc.) so it's not an issue we need to consider ourselves as the licenses will be compatible.
• justincormack 7y ago
  No one really knows if the Linux "userspace is not covered by GPL" applies if you link an application to the kernel. Or if you then apply link time optimisation.
• ksec 7y ago
  I assume all these Unikernels Are targeting the Cloud and Server Usage? Which is perfectly fine for GPL.