Legally, there is TiVo copywritten software in those images, and distributing those without consent is not legal.
However, everyone on/. is complaining about how this is a strong message for TiVo being assholes, and pissing off hackers, etc. etc.
Those of you who need the images, know where to get them, just as if you need a windows ISO, or whatnot. They will always be out there, and nothing prevents you now, from buying a TiVo and backing up the image yourself.
If I was one of the ppl at TiVo, and i heard reports about users of my hardware that installed the wrong images to their Tivo, on purpose, or even more importantly, on ACCIDENT, and this in turn caused the upgrade process to become screwed up, I would be concerned. Perhaps they thought people were taking the images and hacking them to mess with other settings, to get free service, or whatnot. Of course you should have the right to mod your box, but modding it to get free service isn't exactly legal, OR moral, IMHO.
Driving the ISO's "underground" as it were, prevents Joe Shmoe from screwing his box over, but still lets the determined do their work.
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Er, it may not be local, but there are plenty of people on the net ready to fix Windows problems, a rather large community actually.
Legally, there is TiVo copywritten software in those images, and distributing those without consent is not legal. However, everyone on /. is complaining about how this is a strong message for TiVo being assholes, and pissing off hackers, etc. etc.
Those of you who need the images, know where to get them, just as if you need a windows ISO, or whatnot. They will always be out there, and nothing prevents you now, from buying a TiVo and backing up the image yourself.
If I was one of the ppl at TiVo, and i heard reports about users of my hardware that installed the wrong images to their Tivo, on purpose, or even more importantly, on ACCIDENT, and this in turn caused the upgrade process to become screwed up, I would be concerned. Perhaps they thought people were taking the images and hacking them to mess with other settings, to get free service, or whatnot. Of course you should have the right to mod your box, but modding it to get free service isn't exactly legal, OR moral, IMHO.
Driving the ISO's "underground" as it were, prevents Joe Shmoe from screwing his box over, but still lets the determined do their work.