• [^] # Re: .

    Posté par . En réponse au journal Comment j’ai mis fin à un chantage logiciel. Évalué à 3.

    C’est bien ça. Et oui, ces "guest additions" sont GPLv2

    La question que je pose est : le support de l’USB 2.0 dans VirtualBox est-il libre ? Ou en d’autres termes : le support de l’USB 2.0 fait-il partie des "guest additions" ou bien du "pack d’extensions" ?

    D’après https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch01.html#intro-installing :

    Starting with version 4.0, VirtualBox is split into several components.

    The base package consists of all open-source components and is licensed under the GNU General Public License V2.

    important le "all" ici...

    Additional extension packs can be downloaded which extend the functionality of the VirtualBox base package. Currently, Oracle provides the one extension pack, which can be found at http://www.virtualbox.org and provides the following added functionality:

    • The virtual USB 2.0 (EHCI) device; see Section 3.10.1, "USB settings".

    • The virtual USB 3.0 (xHCI) device; see Section 3.10.1, "USB settings".

    • VirtualBox Remote Desktop Protocol (VRDP) support; see Section 7.1, "Remote display (VRDP support)".

    • Host webcam passthrough; see chapter Section 9.7.1, "Using a host webcam in the guest".

    • Intel PXE boot ROM.

    • Experimental support for PCI passthrough on Linux hosts; see Section 9.6, "PCI passthrough".

    • Disk image encryption with AES algorithm; see Section 9.31, "Encryption of disk images".

    Je dirais que, clairement, non.