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>GPL doesn't require upstreaming, only that it's available. That's not correct, you just have to make it available IF you redistribute the code. That's why you
by nix23 5y ago
>GPL doesn't require upstreaming, only that it's available.
That's not correct, you just have to make it available IF you redistribute the code. That's why you will never see a Google Data-center Linux-Kernel.
- bombcar 5y agoThe poster is making the distinction between working to merge your changes upstream and just dumping your changes on an unsuspecting world. The latter occurs decently often in the Linux Kernel world, and if there isn't much desire for the changes they can technically exist but never get merged. Whereas there are other drivers where the only one that cares about them is the company that uses them, but their developers have worked to get it actually upstreamed and help maintain it.