zfs and nvidia work around it by requiring user intervention to apply the patch. Once the kernel is tainted by zfs or nvidia code, the user can't share it witho

zfs and nvidia work around it by requiring user intervention to apply the patch. Once the kernel is tainted by zfs or nvidia code, the user can't share it without violating the GPL (IANAL but that's my understanding). In the era of always-on internet connections, this is a feasible solution, except it's the kernel, so perhaps ethernet and wifi drivers might have a bit of a catch-22 using this method :)