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>"GPL condom” Ahh its ok for the driver but not for net-code? https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/04/gpl_condom_nvidia_linux_kernel/ https://www.theregister.c

by nix23 6y ago

>"GPL condom” Ahh its ok for the driver but not for net-code? https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/04/gpl_condom_nvidia_linux_kernel/ https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/04/gpl_condom_nvidia_lin... See that's exactly the Linux Problem... By the way...Linus is not ok with a ZFS GPL shimlayer: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22005901 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22005901

trasz 6y ago
It would probably be equally ok for both cases; the difference is that Linux developers are not the court, and can use whatever excuse they like.
- nix23 6y ago
  >the difference is that Linux developers are not the court The difference is that they cannot afford to leave every Nvidia GPU owner out.
  - trasz 6y ago
    They couldn’t even if they wanted to; it’s up to NVidia. Or the court, but we already know NVidia would win the case.