Re:The Magical Mystery Merge Or Why we run FreeBSD-current a...
by throw0101d on Monday June 10, 2024 @12:34PM
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> […] Linux-based devices and services aren't particularly encumbered by the GPL, so to me it's a wash.
Linux uses GPL 2.x. If we are talking about GPL 3.x things may be different:
> One major danger that GPLv3 will block is tivoization. Tivoization means certain “appliances” (which have computers inside) contain GPL-covered software that you can't effectively change, because the appliance shuts down if it detects modified software.
If you want to ship (embedded) GPL 2 Linux-based devices things are fine, but if there's software that is GPL 3 then that can cause issues. Linus on GPLv3:
Linux uses GPL 2.x. If we are talking about GPL 3.x things may be different:
> One major danger that GPLv3 will block is tivoization. Tivoization means certain “appliances” (which have computers inside) contain GPL-covered software that you can't effectively change, because the appliance shuts down if it detects modified software.
* https://www.gnu.org/licenses/rms-why-gplv3.en.html
If you want to ship (embedded) GPL 2 Linux-based devices things are fine, but if there's software that is GPL 3 then that can cause issues. Linus on GPLv3:
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaKIZ7gJlRU