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I'm confused. Surely you can install the modified software? It's just that now the local jurisdiction may not allow you to use your car on public roads. That's

by gspr 6y ago

I'm confused. Surely you can install the modified software? It's just that now the local jurisdiction may not allow you to use your car on public roads. That's a bummer, but a political problem that exists between the user and his government, not a software problem between the user and the car manufacturer?

detaro 6y ago
Not if it is a certification requirement that the system prevents the installation of modified software that's not certified, which is what's claimed.
- gspr 6y ago
  Ahh! Got it. That's sad. One would hope that the law could instead shift this burden onto the whoever modifies the software :-/
bregma 6y ago
If the firmware is burned into ROMs at the manufacturing plant, how do you propose the car owner installs their modified version? Do we need to force all parts manufacturers to put ROM burners hardware and (replacable) firmware into every part, and OEMS to provide consolidated hardware interfaces to allow that, and car manufacturers to dedicate all the infrastructure required to allow access to all the OEMS who allow access to all the parts for all the various firmware updates? Sure. Starting price for a car would be several years salary but at least you could abide by GPLv3 licensing should any part manufacturer choose to use it.
- detaro 6y ago
  > If the firmware is burned into ROMs at the manufacturing plant, then you do not need to make it modifiable under GPLv3. It explicitly states that. anyways, it's generally not, expect any Linux system in a car to run from flash memory.
  - bregma 6y ago
    Very little outside of the in-dash infotainment system runs on Linux in a car. I deal with manufacturers and OEMs putting software in cars for a living. I am not speculating, I am just reporting the reasons they tell me they will not accept any GPLv3 software for anything that gets loaded into their target devices.
    - varajelle 6y ago
      Either; 1. They are lying, and spreading FUD about regulations and licenses as an excuse to hide the real reason why they don't want to let user install their software. (Eg, because options costs extra and if it was free software one could install it for free) 2. Or, they are mistaken and don't understand the license. Maybe the cost to use alternative is less than the cost of figuring out. 3. They are right and that is a sad reality that the government give more power to companies than power to end users for things they owe. Since you mentioned something about the ROM which was clearly false, that could very well be option 1 or 2. I mean, why would the gouvernement want to restrict users to update the GPS software or the media player?

by gspr 6y ago

detaro 6y ago

Not if it is a certification requirement that the system prevents the installation of modified software that's not certified, which is what's claimed.

gspr 6y ago
Ahh! Got it. That's sad. One would hope that the law could instead shift this burden onto the whoever modifies the software :-/

bregma 6y ago

If the firmware is burned into ROMs at the manufacturing plant, how do you propose the car owner installs their modified version? Do we need to force all parts manufacturers to put ROM burners hardware and (replacable) firmware into every part, and OEMS to provide consolidated hardware interfaces to allow that, and car manufacturers to dedicate all the infrastructure required to allow access to all the OEMS who allow access to all the parts for all the various firmware updates? Sure. Starting price for a car would be several years salary but at least you could abide by GPLv3 licensing should any part manufacturer choose to use it.

detaro 6y ago
> If the firmware is burned into ROMs at the manufacturing plant, then you do not need to make it modifiable under GPLv3. It explicitly states that. anyways, it's generally not, expect any Linux system in a car to run from flash memory.
- bregma 6y ago
  Very little outside of the in-dash infotainment system runs on Linux in a car. I deal with manufacturers and OEMs putting software in cars for a living. I am not speculating, I am just reporting the reasons they tell me they will not accept any GPLv3 software for anything that gets loaded into their target devices.
  - varajelle 6y ago
    Either; 1. They are lying, and spreading FUD about regulations and licenses as an excuse to hide the real reason why they don't want to let user install their software. (Eg, because options costs extra and if it was free software one could install it for free) 2. Or, they are mistaken and don't understand the license. Maybe the cost to use alternative is less than the cost of figuring out. 3. They are right and that is a sad reality that the government give more power to companies than power to end users for things they owe. Since you mentioned something about the ROM which was clearly false, that could very well be option 1 or 2. I mean, why would the gouvernement want to restrict users to update the GPS software or the media player?