Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: mea culpa on the meaning of Tivoization | From | Alexandre Oliva <> | Date | Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:18:04 -0300 |
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On Jun 18, 2007, Hans-Jürgen Koch <hjk@linutronix.de> wrote:
>> Vendor would be entitled to the benefit of the doubt as to the >> motivations in this case, so it would likely be unenforceable anyway.
> Right. If GPL v3 comes out, there'll probably be a new task for > hardware development engineers: How to find excuses for hardware that > prevents software modifications and how to conceal the true intent.
Yup. And then GPLv4 will have to plug whatever holes they find to disrespect users' freedoms. That's how I expect the game to be played.
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