I think it requires an encryption key to sign code (so you can actually run it). This is prohibited by several open source licenses, notably the GPL v3. Ninten

I think it requires an encryption key to sign code (so you can actually run it). This is prohibited by several open source licenses, notably the GPL v3. Nintendo lawyers probably just got a bit squeamish and decided it wasn't worth the trouble to decide which open source licenses were alright. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivoization http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivoization