Re:Software Freedom Conservancy files GPL lawsuit against Vizio
by Wowfunhappy on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @10:29PM
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> Also, the requirement to allow software reinstall is there even in GPLv2.
>> a key reason that the GPLv2 was created, is the software freedom to reinstall a modified version.
Would that mean e.g. Apple is breaking the GPL by including GPLv2 components in iOS and not letting me reinstall modified versions of those components on my iPhone?
Re:Software Freedom Conservancy files GPL lawsuit against Vizio
by lmm on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @01:47AM
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> Would that mean e.g. Apple is breaking the GPL by including GPLv2 components in iOS and not letting me reinstall modified versions of those components on my iPhone?
If Apple were including GPLv2 components in iOS, yes. Why do you think all the Apple userland is based on BSD?
Re:Software Freedom Conservancy files GPL lawsuit against Vizio
by pabs3 on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @01:26AM
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Which GPL components are there in iOS?
Re:Software Freedom Conservancy files GPL lawsuit against Vizio
by Wowfunhappy on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @06:24AM
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I don’t know, but System Presences > General > About > Legal contains copies of GPLv2.
Edit: Ohhh, I think they might all be lgpl. Or, one is for libstdc++ but it mentions some special exemption?
[1] is incorrect, what TiVo did (disabling the proprietary software on your device when you modify the GPL software) is allowed even by GPLv3, even though RMS did want to prevent the possibility of that. Also, the requirement to allow software reinstall is there even in GPLv2.
https://events19.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017... https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/mar/25/install-gplv2/ https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/jul/23/tivoization-and-t...