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Can Microsoft legally release a version of Windows with the Linux kernel as a proprietary operating system?

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Can Microsoft release release a version of Windows with the Linux kernel as a proprietary operating system?

Over the past few years, Microsoft has been increasingly endorsing the Linux Kernel. They allow running a stripped down version of GNU/Linux distros in Windows, and Microsoft Azure useuses Linux nowadays.

What if Microsoft decides to make a version of Windows with the Linux Kernel, and continue to release it as a proprietary operating system (and only release thetheir kernel under GPL2)?

E.g. supposeSuppose they say, "Our kernel is free and open source (you can look up here for the source), but the rest of the OS is non-free (and we won't allow you to modify or redistribute it)". Can they legally do that?

Can Microsoft release release Windows with Linux kernel as a proprietary operating system?

Over the past few years, Microsoft has been increasingly endorsing the Linux Kernel. They allow running a stripped down version of GNU/Linux distros in Windows, and Microsoft Azure use Linux nowadays.

What if Microsoft decides to make a version of Windows with the Linux Kernel, and continue to release it as a proprietary operating system (and release the kernel under GPL2)?

E.g. suppose they say, "Our kernel is free and open source (you can look up here for the source), but the rest of the OS is non-free (and we won't allow you to modify or redistribute it)". Can they legally do that?

Can Microsoft release a version of Windows with the Linux kernel as a proprietary operating system?

Over the past few years, Microsoft has been increasingly endorsing the Linux Kernel. They allow running a stripped down version of GNU/Linux distros in Windows, and Microsoft Azure uses Linux nowadays.

What if Microsoft decides to make a version of Windows with the Linux Kernel, and continue to release it as a proprietary operating system (and only release their kernel under GPL2)?

Suppose they say, "Our kernel is free and open source (you can look up here for the source), but the rest of the OS is non-free (and we won't allow you to modify or redistribute it)". Can they legally do that?

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Archisman Panigrahi
Archisman Panigrahi
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Can Microsoft release release Windows with Linux kernel as a proprietary operating system?

Over the past few years, Microsoft has been increasingly endorsing the Linux Kernel. They allow running a stripped down version of GNU/Linux distros in Windows, and Microsoft Azure use Linux nowadays.

What if Microsoft decides to make a version of Windows with the Linux Kernel, and continue to release it as a proprietary operating system (and release the kernel under GPL2)?

E.g. suppose they say, "Our kernel is free and open source (you can look up here for the source), but the rest of the OS is non-free (and we won't allow you to modify or redistribute it)". Can they legally do that?