it was a successful strategy for VMWare when approached by a German developer about improper licensing for his open source code. VMWare managed to get the orig

it was a successful strategy for VMWare when approached by a German developer about improper licensing for his open source code. VMWare managed to get the original case tossed on a technicality, as well as the appeal, which bought them enough time to drop the linux code entirely and avoid a discovery where they would most certainly be found in violation. https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-developer-abandons-vmware-lawsuit/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-developer-abandons-vmwar... https://www.zdnet.com/article/vmware-sued-for-failure-to-comply-with-linuxs-license/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/vmware-sued-for-failure-to-com... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vmlinux https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vmlinux