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That's generally correct, yes. The GPL3 anti-Tivoization clauses were added specifically to deal with this sort of thing, but one of the side-effects appear to
by matthewmacleod 10y ago
That's generally correct, yes. The GPL3 anti-Tivoization clauses were added specifically to deal with this sort of thing, but one of the side-effects appear to have been a reluctance on the part of hardware manufacturers to continue shipping GPL software.
Certainly in the case of ROM you are correct – but it's a bit of an unusual case really. The only other option would be outright banning the inclusion of GPL software on such devices, but that seems overboard.
- whoopdedo 10y agoIs that a side effect or the main effect? Hardware makers wanted to exercise the right to use open source software without returning that right to the people who bought their products from them. GPLv3 was designed to remove the loophole that allowed them to do that. It's true that GPL has more restrictions than BSD or MIT. But the freedom those licenses give is the freedom to steal without giving back.
- grzm 10y agoCheers!