Disclosure: I work for Red Hat, who is a competitor of VMware, but I felt this way long before I went to Red Hat
I find this extremely troubling. While I am not a GPL purist (I think there is definitely a place for the GPL, but I don't think everything should be GPL[1]), I do think it is critical that the GPL have teeth. If violating the GPL is not a big deal, then there isn't a way I can think of to release free software with assurance that it won't be used to violate others' freedom.
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 16.2 ms ] threadI find this extremely troubling. While I am not a GPL purist (I think there is definitely a place for the GPL, but I don't think everything should be GPL[1]), I do think it is critical that the GPL have teeth. If violating the GPL is not a big deal, then there isn't a way I can think of to release free software with assurance that it won't be used to violate others' freedom.
I detest lawsuits, but the GPL must be defended.
[1]: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-recommendations.html