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Re:The kernel community confronts GPL enforcement by karma_vaccum123 on Thursday September 01, 2016 @01:25PM (#12407184)
There is no catch 22. You simply have to figure out what the goals actually are. Linus' goal is to have a vibrant community that has access to the changes he approves in the kernel. The FSF's goal is to eradicate non-free software.

Linus doesn't care about the odd scofflaw because they don't interfere with his goal. The FSF on the other hand cannot abide scofflaws because their only goal is to eliminate them.

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Re:The kernel community confronts GPL enforcement by Karunamon on Thursday September 01, 2016 @01:49PM (#12407391)
And yet at the end of the day, Linus chose a license that demands its users release any changes they distribute, rather than a permissive license like the BSDs.

Linus probably doesn't care about the odd scofflaw because he has better things to do (like maintain a kernel) than to juggle lawsuits.

This is why the SF Conservancy exists.

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