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It means they have to make any locked-down devices they sell not-locked-down due to the anti-tivoization part of the GPLv3
by HideousKojima 4y ago
It means they have to make any locked-down devices they sell not-locked-down due to the anti-tivoization part of the GPLv3
- varajelle 4y agoGPLv3 also has extra patent clauses
- pabs3 4y agoGPLv2 also as those provisions: https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/mar/25/install-gplv2/ https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/mar/25/install-gplv2/ https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/jul/23/tivoization-and-the-gpl-right-to-install/ https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/jul/23/tivoization-and-t... In addition, even the GPLv3 allows what Tivo did (break proprietary software when GPL software is updated: https://events19.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Safely-Copylefted-Cars-Reexamining-GPLv3-Installation-Information-Requirements-ALS-Bradley-Kuhn-Behan-Webster-1.pdf https://events19.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017...