Eh... it seems more like “the authors of GPLv2 didn’t even think of Tivoization when it was written”.... I think the assumption was that if you have access to t

Eh... it seems more like “the authors of GPLv2 didn’t even think of Tivoization when it was written”.... I think the assumption was that if you have access to the code and the rights to change it, that meant you could be in control of your software. They didn’t think of the possibility that hardware would restrict what could be run. I don’t think it is that much of a stretch to say preventing people from running modified versions of the software went against the goals of GPLv2 to allow users the ability to “change the software or use pieces of it in new free programs” Not being able to run the software you change certainly means you can’t use it.