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The GPLv3 requires that if you distribute GPLv3 software as part of a consumer product, users must be able to install a modified version of the software in its
by comex 5y ago
The GPLv3 requires that if you distribute GPLv3 software as part of a consumer product, users must be able to install a modified version of the software in its place.
If the baseband has GPLv3 software on it, then that implies the user has the right to run custom software on the baseband (at least at the same privilege level as said software), which probably implies the ability to connect it to arbitrary networks.
If only the application processor has GPLv3 software, then there is no requirement with respect to the baseband. The GPL isn't that viral.
- pabs3 5y agoBTW, the PinePhone baseband runs Linux on the non-DSP part of the baseband. There are folks reverse-engineering the proprietary programs running under the Linux kernel on the baseband.