Re:Report from the VMware GPL court hearing
by bsder on Friday February 26, 2016 @04:46PM
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> It certainly wouldn't make a dent in the embedded space
The embedded space follows Linux because their alternative desktop was Linux (if it wasn't Windows).
You assume that a GPL slapfight only takes out nVidia. It would take out lots of people who have binary-only drivers who currently make Linux their home. The WiFi manufacturers being some of the most important ones.
The embedded space follows Linux because their alternative desktop was Linux (if it wasn't Windows).
You assume that a GPL slapfight only takes out nVidia. It would take out lots of people who have binary-only drivers who currently make Linux their home. The WiFi manufacturers being some of the most important ones.
And that WOULD impact embedded Linux very much.