<i>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><p>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.<p>I detest lawsuits, but the GPL must be defended.<p>[1]: <a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-recommendations.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-recommendations.html</a>