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GPL Violations By D-Link and Boxee

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the hard-to-be-honest dept.

An anonymous reader submitted a link to a bit of a rant on GPL issues connected to D-Link and Boxee. They spend quite a bit of time explaining "Tivoization is a dangerous attempt to curtail users' freedom: the right to modify your software will become meaningless if none of your computers let you do it. GPLv3 stops tivoization by requiring the distributor to provide you with whatever information or data is necessary to install modified software on the device."

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  1. Re:Cue the flamewars by pnewhook · · Score: 1, Troll

    Because it is touted as 'free as in freedom' but comes with restrictions. BSD fits that motto better as I can do anything I want with BSD code. GPL is only free as in no cost to purchase.

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    Tesla was a genius. Edison however was a overrated hack who liked to torture puppies.
  2. Re:Cue the flamewars by pnewhook · · Score: 1, Troll

    Did you miss the part where I would have to release any changes to it even if those changes were meaningless to everyone else? I'm not talking free as in cost, I'm talking free as in n o restrictions which is what 'free as in freedom' implies. Exactly my point is the GPL should change their motto to 'free as in no purchase price' as it is NOT free as in freedom.

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    Tesla was a genius. Edison however was a overrated hack who liked to torture puppies.