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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://fosstodon.org/users/cameronbosch/statuses/113484746330335879">cameronbosch :endeavourOS: (cameronbosch@fosstodon.org)'s status on Friday, 15-Nov-2024 15:22:41 JST</a><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@cameronbosch" title="cameronbosch@fosstodon.org"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/98764-48-20240313033025.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="cameronbosch :endeavourOS:" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">cameronbosch :endeavourOS:</a><div><ul><li></ul></div></section><article><p>Hey Nick <a href="https://mastodon.social/@thelinuxEXP">@thelinuxEXP</a> this feels a bit sus from one of your sponsors. I'm not a legal expert, but what the heck is going on with Tuxedo's Linux drivers being GPLv3+? (Which is incompatible with the GPLv2 only used by the Linux kernel.) It looks very sus. (Maybe somebody from Tuxedo could explain this better?)</p><p><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/TUXEDO-Drivers-Taint-Patches" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.phoronix.com/news/TUXEDO-Drivers-Taint-Patches</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/4003657#notice-7822630">In conversation</a><time datetime="2024-11-15T15:22:41+09:00" title="Friday, 15-Nov-2024 15:22:41 JST">about 7 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@cameronbosch/113484746330335879" rel="external" title="Sent from fosstodon.org via ActivityPub">fosstodon.org</a></span></span><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@cameronbosch/113484746330335879">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: www.phoronix.net</div><h5><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/TUXEDO-Drivers-Taint-Patches">Upstream Linux Developers Take Aim At TUXEDO's Out-Of-Tree GPLv3 Drivers</a></h5><div> from <span>@michaellarabel</span></div></header><div>A new patch series posted today to the Linux kernel mailing list would block kernel modules/drivers from TUXEDO Computers from accessing GPL-only symbols in the kernel.</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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cameronbosch :endeavourOS: (cameronbosch@fosstodon.org)'s status on Friday, 15-Nov-2024 15:22:41 JSTcameronbosch :endeavourOS:
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Hey Nick @thelinuxEXP this feels a bit sus from one of your sponsors. I'm not a legal expert, but what the heck is going on with Tuxedo's Linux drivers being GPLv3+? (Which is incompatible with the GPLv2 only used by the Linux kernel.) It looks very sus. (Maybe somebody from Tuxedo could explain this better?)
https://www.phoronix.com/news/TUXEDO-Drivers-Taint-Patches
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  A new patch series posted today to the Linux kernel mailing list would block kernel modules/drivers from TUXEDO Computers from accessing GPL-only symbols in the kernel.

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