This is the kind of thing that could hurt Linux in the long term. If Linux bans non-GPL kernel modules, what of the NVidia drivers? I think most of the GPU compute code out in the world runs on NVidia GPUs. If NVidia starts pushing a BSD distro as the distro for high performance GPU computing so it would not have to deal with type of hassle, it might really change things.

Also, this is coming on the heels of the big glibc vulnerability. BSD with its greater emphasis on security and less ideologicallyy driven licensing might start to look more interesting to large corporations.