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Re:Rewriting essential Linux packages in Rust by pabs3 on Monday March 10, 2025 @12:32AM (#43317042)
The GPLv3 doesn't prevent what TiVo did (break proprietary software after installing modified GPLed software), and GPLv2 requires users be able to install modified GPL software, so a "TiVoised" kernel is a GPLv2 violation.

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/mar/25/install-gplv2/ https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/jul/23/tivoization-and-t... https://events19.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017... Behan-Webster-1.pdf

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