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Wouldn't KVM be part of the kernel interface to userspace? The emulated devices aren't really part of KVM, are they?
by lmz 2y ago
Wouldn't KVM be part of the kernel interface to userspace? The emulated devices aren't really part of KVM, are they?
- CommanderData 2y agoI was thinking due to modified code and copyleft/GPL it could force copyleft on Workstation, but I may have misunderstood how it works.
- bityard 2y agoYes, you probably misunderstand. KVM is part of the Linux kernel, which is GPL licensed. The GPL only prohibits derivations of a GPL'd projects from using a difference license. (Actually, copyright law prohibits this.) Using one piece of software alongside another does not count as a derivation. It has always been possible to run proprietary software on the Linux kernel, for example. This is no different.