[bootlin/training-materials updates] master: Linux kernel and GPL: details about enforcement in courts (4c5a6ff6)

Michael Opdenacker michael.opdenacker at bootlin.com
Tue Jan 25 09:57:17 CET 2022


Repository : https://github.com/bootlin/training-materials
On branch  : master
Link       : https://github.com/bootlin/training-materials/commit/4c5a6ff657cdba97292be63efd7e7a175b5192b9

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commit 4c5a6ff657cdba97292be63efd7e7a175b5192b9
Author: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker at bootlin.com>
Date:   Tue Jan 25 09:57:17 2022 +0100

    Linux kernel and GPL: details about enforcement in courts
    
    Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker at bootlin.com>


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4c5a6ff657cdba97292be63efd7e7a175b5192b9
 slides/kernel-source-code-drivers/kernel-source-code-drivers.tex | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/slides/kernel-source-code-drivers/kernel-source-code-drivers.tex b/slides/kernel-source-code-drivers/kernel-source-code-drivers.tex
index 070f56f8..897c876e 100644
--- a/slides/kernel-source-code-drivers/kernel-source-code-drivers.tex
+++ b/slides/kernel-source-code-drivers/kernel-source-code-drivers.tex
@@ -119,10 +119,10 @@
     \begin{itemize}
     \item If modifications are made to the Linux kernel (for example
       to adapt it to your hardware), it is a derivative work of the
-      kernel, and therefore must be released under GPLv2
-    \item The validity of the GPL on this point has already been
-      verified in courts
+      kernel, and therefore must be released under GPLv2.
     \end{itemize}
+  \item The GPL license has been successfully enforced in courts:
+    \url{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gpl-violations.org\#Notable\_victories}
   \item However, you're only required to do so
     \begin{itemize}
     \item At the time the device starts to be distributed




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