• JATtho@sopuli.xyz
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    1 year ago

    The shim module smuggles GPL-only kernel symbols into the non-GPL binary blob. Because the actual module using those symbols is not GPL compatible this violates the GPL license.

    From Linus Torvalds mouth:

    anybody who were to change a xyz_GPL to the non-GPL one in order to use it with a non-GPL module would almost immediately fall under the “willful infringement” thing, and that it would make it MUCH easier to get triple damages and/or injunctions, since they clearly knew about it.

    In short, nvidia is playing with “please sue me” button.

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      1 year ago

      I’ll add that to the list of reasons to hate nvidia.

      The sad part is they are almost a monopoly