Linus Torvalds Is Not Happy With SFC vs Vizio Lawsuit

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There has been a lawsuit between the Software Freedom Conservancy and Vizio for quite a few years now and following a partial ruling Linus Torvalds was not very happy with the direction that things seem to be going.

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==========Resources==========
The Register 2021: https://www.theregister.com/2021/10/20/vizio_gpl_lawsuit/
SFC Complaint: https://sfconservancy.org/copyleft-compliance/vizio.html
The Register 2025: https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/05/vizio_gpl_source_code_ruling/
Tentative Ruling: https://sfconservancy.org/static/docs/2025-12-04-sleal-tentative-rulings.pdf
FOSS Force Article: https://fossforce.com/2025/12/judge-signals-win-for-software-freedom-conservancy-in-vizio-gpl-case/
SFC Ruling: https://sfconservancy.org/news/2025/dec/24/vizio-msa-irrelevant-ruling/
Torvalds Post: https://social.kernel.org/notice/B1aR6QFuzksLVSyBZQ
Tivoization Piece: https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/jul/23/tivoization-and-the-gpl-right-to-install/

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