> If a company sells a product that uses Linux, they will be liable regardless of whether they contributed to Linux development or not. If part of the product was itself purchased from a third party, the third party will be liable for that part. But open-source developers who don’t monetize the software won’t be liable.

It sounds like a good reason to pay for support rather than just using free versions.

Not paying and hacked because of a vulnerability in the Linux kernel? You're liable. Paying and hacked because of a vulnerability in the Linux kernel? They're liable.