https://twitter.com/jonoberheide/status/857243764800225280 … It will still be GPLv2 since customers are paying for sources licensed as GPLv2. Legally, they could publish it.
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Replying to @CopperheadOS
They can (and will) stop doing business with you if you publish it but since it's still distributed as GPLv2 sources there's no legal issue.
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Retaliation against a customer for exercising their rights under the GPL would be a very interesting case to see go to court.
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Replying to @RichFelker @CopperheadOS
Given that this is also the business model for RHEL, yes, very interesting!
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Replying to @benhutchingsuk @CopperheadOS
I've also seen multiple people make this claim (maybe c&p'd from HN or something?) and as far as I can tell it's nonsense.
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Full source to RHEL kernels is available and nobody tries to scare you that Redhat won't sell you a new version if you share it.
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