VentureCake has a great article about the kernels used in VMware. It comes almost immediately after VMware’s IPO, which generated lots of investers for the virtual machine software maker. The trouble: VMware basically has two kernels, one of which is the popular Linux kernel. The GPL of the Linux kernel makes redistributing the kernel (for profit) illegal. So now that VMware is $79.99, is it violating the Linux GPL? If so, can it run without the Linux kernel? “VMware had these serious questions posed directly to them a year ago, repeated in a public forum many times since, but have yet to respond at all.” VentureCake explores these questions and the workings of The VMware House of Cards.

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