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Easy. Then they can't distribute their tractors anymore.



Or they get to switch from Linux to BSD/etc.


And of course, depending on chipsets used, that could be an expensive retrofit for existing tractors if BSD/etc doesn't support what is currently in use, or the providers or JD have to write their own drivers to support a BSD usage.

Even then, there's still the likelihood they are using GPL code/libraries above and beyond Linux itself.




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