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"Oopsies " FreeBSD Devs Say There's Still GPL in the Kernel

6 hours ago
  • FreeBSD thought it had removed all GPL code but missed some leftovers in the kernel.
  • Remaining GPL code includes a header file from Linux kernel for Qualcomm SoCs and GPLv2 snippets in Device Tree.
  • Most GPL pieces also have BSD licensing, so they may not count as purely GPL.
  • The author finds it amusing that people strive to avoid copyleft, comparing it to Microsoft under Ballmer.