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It sounds like it is the standard Ubuntu userland, but I am not sure if that is a guarantee for root access. If most of Ubuntu is still under GPLv2 (or other no
by gizmo686 14y ago
It sounds like it is the standard Ubuntu userland, but I am not sure if that is a guarantee for root access. If most of Ubuntu is still under GPLv2 (or other non DRM restricting licenses), then there is nothing stopping the manufactoring from locking down the phone. If enough of Ubuntu is under GPLv3, then I think that the manufacturer would need to replace those pieces in order to lock down the phone.
- rmc 14y agoIt is debatable whether you can use DRM with GPLv2. It might still be banned. GPLv3 includes the anti-DRM stuff to be more explicit and unambiguous.
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- gizmo686 14y agoAndroid phones use the linux kernel, which is GPLv2, and they do not seem to have an issue locking them down.
- rmc 14y agoJust because you use software doesn't mean that the restrictions on the software apply to software it runs. It's only when you re-distribute or modify GPL software that the GPL licences kicks in.
- gizmo686 14y agoAnd the manufacturer re-distributes the software when they sell me a phone with it pre-loaded.
- jbicha 14y agoUnity itself is GPLv3: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~unity-team/unity/trunk/files http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~unity-team/unity/trunk/files