Re:Apple Accidentally Approved Malware to Run on macOS
by Someone on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @12:34PM
(#24343575)
“This software shall not be used on platforms that hinder users in their free choice of software”
That’s the GPL, isn’t it? Version 3 was specifically created to close loopholes w.r.t. to that (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivoization: “Tivoization is the creation of a system that incorporates software under the terms of a copyleft software license (like the GPL), but uses hardware restrictions or digital rights management to prevent users from running modified versions of the software on that hardware“)
Re:Apple Accidentally Approved Malware to Run on macOS
by amelius on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @02:49PM
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No that line is different from the GPL. For example, you could still sell the software without distributing the source or without allowing users to link against your code.
That’s the GPL, isn’t it? Version 3 was specifically created to close loopholes w.r.t. to that (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivoization: “Tivoization is the creation of a system that incorporates software under the terms of a copyleft software license (like the GPL), but uses hardware restrictions or digital rights management to prevent users from running modified versions of the software on that hardware“)