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I agree. It's also possible, I presume, to hire a car for the day. You don't need to be the owner of the vehicle, surely?
by edent 11y ago
I agree. It's also possible, I presume, to hire a car for the day. You don't need to be the owner of the vehicle, surely?
- lmm 11y agoThe whole point of the GPL is to give you the right to fix or improve software you own. It would be extremely rude to reprogram a rental.
- edent 11y agoDepends. Would it be rude to inflate an under-inflated tire? Or to wash the windscreen? Or tighten a loose bolt somewhere? I mean, you're right - it's impolite (and possibly dangerous) to reflash someone else's firmware. But considering the regular upgrade path for BMWs is to stick a USB stick into the car, I'm not sure how you can prevent it. https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2016/02/bmw-are-sending-their-software-updates-unencrypted/ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2016/02/bmw-are-sending-their-softw...
- joezydeco 11y agoIMO modifying a car you don't own would seem to be illegal, no matter how easy or hard it is to do. You wouldn't go and start swapping out engine parts, would you? Why is ECU firmware any different?
- paulddraper 11y ago"I made a few adjustments to your brake lines, and I improved your steering system -- I call it 'natural' steering because it works the opposite direction."
- mkesper 11y agoI'd think you'd really have to but only lawyers could say something legally convincing about this.