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>In the case of something with GPL components like Android, some modification is even expressly granted! Is it? My understanding is that GPLv2 only requires th
by gizmo686 10y ago
>In the case of something with GPL components like Android, some modification is even expressly granted!
Is it? My understanding is that GPLv2 only requires that the source code be available, not that the user can replace the software on their device.
GPLv3 does have some "anti-tivoization" protections, but I am not aware of it going so far as to provide require warrenties to be extended to modified versions.
- mindslight 10y ago> You may modify your copy or copies of the Program or any portion of it The copy of the program is residing on flash memory, so modification of those bits is expressly allowed. What the GPL2 is lacking is any explicit guarantee that the final system will execute that modified code (although I personally think any signing keys fall under "installation scripts", and wish some Linux contributors would step up to the plate).