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Bradley Kuhn (bkuhn) - 8 years ago 2016-02-21 22:23:29
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Create a few id tags for linking directly to FAQs.
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www/conservancy/static/copyleft-compliance/vmware-lawsuit-faq.html
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  the purposes of pursuing this specific legal action in Germany.
 
  Conservancy is funding this legal action specifically as part of
 
  Conservancy's program activity in
 
  its <a href="/linux-compliance/about.html">GPL Compliance
 
  Project for Linux Developers</a>.</dd>
 

	
 
  <dt>Is this the Great Test Case of Combined / Derivative Works?</dt>
 
  <dt id="combined-and-derivative-works">Is this the Great Test Case of Combined / Derivative Works?</dt>
 

	
 
  <dd>This case is specifically regarding a combined work that VMware
 
  allegedly created by combining their own code (&ldquo;vmkernel&rdquo;) with
 
  portions of Linux's code, which was licensed only under GPLv2.  As such,
 
  this, to our knowledge, marks the first time an enforcement case is
 
  exclusively focused on this type of legal question relating to GPL.
 
  However, there are so many different ways to make combined and/or
 
  derivative works that are covered by GPL that no single case could possibly
 
  include all such issues. </dd>
 

	
 
  <dt>Why must you file a lawsuit?  Isn't there any other way to convince
 
  <dt id="why-lawsuit">Why must you file a lawsuit?  Isn't there any other way to convince
 
    VMware to comply with GPL?</dt>
 

	
 
  <dd><p>Neither Conservancy nor Christoph takes this action lightly nor without
 
  exhausting every other possible alternative first.  This lawsuit is the
 
    outgrowth of years of effort to convince VMware to comply with GPL.</p>
 

	
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