EOS (the industry-leading, Linux-based network operating system) runs across the entire portfolio of Aristas network switches as well as in a virtual machine instance (vEOS).EOS operating system being one customisation of Linux kernel used for commercial reasons, I would like to understand the license aspect of EOS (Linux derivative) in terms of,Installation rightsCustomisation rightsDistribution rightsSupportas commercial product.Here is EOS distribution model.Arista also distributes open source EOS that can run on hardware other than Arista switches.Linux kernel is under GPLv2 distribution model.This code shows that any new linux kernel module has to includeMODULE_AUTHOR(TEAM XYZ);MODULE_DESCRIPTION(FIRST MODULE);MODULE_LICENSE(GPL); /* This line */Questions:1) Which party hold the responsibility to support/resolve the bugs of Linux kernel when EOS is in production?2) Does Arista (vendor) suppose to distribute EOS (commercial product) with source code or as closed source?3) What is the significance to mention MODULE_LICENSE(GPL) in every Linux kernel module?
EOS - How to understand license agreement of Linux kernel derivative?
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