The debate over enforcement of the GPL took an interesting turn this week, after one developer's call for more projects to begin enforcement proceedings against alleged GPL violators of the Linux kernel.

Red Hat kernel developer Matthew Garrett, who has long railed against downstream Android vendors who are very likely violating the GNU Public License, has turned the spotlight on a recent move by Sony's eLinux team to begin work on a replacement for BusyBox, which Garrett alleges is purely a move to sidestep the GPL'ed BusyBox project and enable embedded vendors like Sony to gain BusyBox functionality without the need to comply with the GPL.