ah yes, of course. kernel developers can not control what modules i load, they can only control if the module violates the GPL which it only does if it is a der

ah yes, of course. kernel developers can not control what modules i load, they can only control if the module violates the GPL which it only does if it is a derivative work which is only the case if linux specific APIs are used. I have been using Linux for decades and I have never seen a single computer that would have remained useful for anything after the instant when all the non-GPL programs would have been deleted from it. if that includes any non-GPL FOSS, sure, but most such software would have switched to GPL very quickly if that would have been the case.