I-Software Freedom Conservancy yafaka icala ngokumelene ne-VMWare ngo-2016, ikhala ngokuthi ingxenye ye-"vmkernel" ku-VMware ESXi yakhiwe kusetshenziswa ikhodi ye-Linux kernel. Ikhodi yengxenye ngokwayo, nokho, ivaliwe, ephula izimfuneko zelayisensi ye-GPLv2.
Khona-ke inkantolo ayizange ikhiphe isinqumo ngokufaneleka. Icala lavalwa ngenxa yokuntuleka kokuhlolwa okufanele kanye nokungaqiniseki mayelana namalungelo empahla ekhodi ye-Linux kernel.
Izolo, iNkantolo Yokudluliswa Kwamacala yaseJalimane yavumelana nesinqumo seNkantolo Yesifunda saseHamburg ecaleni le-VMware lokwephula ilayisensi ye-GPL futhi ayizange ikuvumele ukudluliswa kwecala. I-VMware izosusa imojuli engahambelani.
Source: linux.org.ru