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> Also, the requirement to allow software reinstall is there even in GPLv2. >> a key reason that the GPLv2 was created, is the software freedom to reinstall a
by Wowfunhappy 5y ago
> Also, the requirement to allow software reinstall is there even in GPLv2.
>> a key reason that the GPLv2 was created, is the software freedom to reinstall a modified version.
Would that mean e.g. Apple is breaking the GPL by including GPLv2 components in iOS and not letting me reinstall modified versions of those components on my iPhone?
- pabs3 5y agoWhich GPL components are there in iOS?
- Wowfunhappy 5y agoI don’t know, but System Presences > General > About > Legal contains copies of GPLv2. Edit: Ohhh, I think they might all be lgpl. Or, one is for libstdc++ but it mentions some special exemption?
- lmm 5y ago> Would that mean e.g. Apple is breaking the GPL by including GPLv2 components in iOS and not letting me reinstall modified versions of those components on my iPhone? If Apple were including GPLv2 components in iOS, yes. Why do you think all the Apple userland is based on BSD?