GPLv2 enforcement

Posted Mar 22, 2007 11:00 UTC (Thu) by thebluesgnr (guest, #37963)
In reply to: GPLv2 enforcement by malor
Parent article: The Torvalds Transcript (InformationWeek)

If LinuxAnt distributes only the GPL loader and nothing more it is obviously not violating the license.

The problem is distributing the loader and proprietary bits together, as nVidia does.

Also, take for example a distribution that ships such driver with the kernel. They distribute a version of Linux that "can accelerate nVidia cards", which requires modifications to Linux which they don't make fully available. IMO they're clearly violating the GPL.