Netfilter-Contributor McHardy accepts quit imposing the GPL: linux

I do not understand this was an issue or what the background was. Was Patrick McHardy simply searching for any individual that utilizes iptables and also suing them or something? I think I do not comprehend why any individual cares.

Also I do not comprehend german to wonderful the court records. Neither do I truly intend to check out court records.

Edit: Maybe this is some context https://opensource.com/article/17/8/patrick-mchardy-and-copyright-profiteering

Edit2: Maybe a far better write-up: https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-beats-internal-legal-threat/