Mais c'est un peut plus compliqué que ça.
VMware viole la GPL avec l'accord de Linus Torvals. Linux n'applique pas la GPL a la lettre.
La question a été largement débattue.
Pour information, le début du fichier COPYING de Linux :
NOTE! This copyright does *not* cover user programs that use kernel
services by normal system calls - this is merely considered normal use
of the kernel, and does *not* fall under the heading of "derived work".
Also note that the GPL below is copyrighted by the Free Software
Foundation, but the instance of code that it refers to (the Linux
kernel) is copyrighted by me and others who actually wrote it.
Also note that the only valid version of the GPL as far as the kernel
is concerned is _this_ particular version of the license (ie v2, not
v2.2 or v3.x or whatever), unless explicitly otherwise stated.
Linus Torvalds
Bref, ce que fait VMware, même si ça ne respecte pas la GPL à la lettre, est accèpté.
# Oui VMware viole la GPL mais...
Posté par IsNotGood . En réponse au journal VMware et la GPL. Évalué à 3.
VMware viole la GPL avec l'accord de Linus Torvals. Linux n'applique pas la GPL a la lettre.
La question a été largement débattue.
Pour information, le début du fichier COPYING de Linux :
NOTE! This copyright does *not* cover user programs that use kernel
services by normal system calls - this is merely considered normal use
of the kernel, and does *not* fall under the heading of "derived work".
Also note that the GPL below is copyrighted by the Free Software
Foundation, but the instance of code that it refers to (the Linux
kernel) is copyrighted by me and others who actually wrote it.
Also note that the only valid version of the GPL as far as the kernel
is concerned is _this_ particular version of the license (ie v2, not
v2.2 or v3.x or whatever), unless explicitly otherwise stated.
Linus Torvalds
Bref, ce que fait VMware, même si ça ne respecte pas la GPL à la lettre, est accèpté.