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Re:Date bug in Rust-based coreutils affects Ubuntu 25.10 aut... by easterncalculus on Thursday October 23, 2025 @07:04PM (#45688567) 

  This would let them sell to companies who want to only permit signed firmware images to run on their devices, which isn't allowed under GPLv3.
How is this not allowed under GPLv3?
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Re:Date bug in Rust-based coreutils affects Ubuntu 25.10 aut... by sidewndr46 on Thursday October 23, 2025 @07:09PM (#45688627)
Search for "Tivoization" and the GPLv3
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Re:Date bug in Rust-based coreutils affects Ubuntu 25.10 aut... by mort96 on Thursday October 23, 2025 @07:09PM (#45688628)
Isn't preventing "tivoization" the whole point of the GPLv3?
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Re:Date bug in Rust-based coreutils affects Ubuntu 25.10 aut... by pabs3 on Friday October 24, 2025 @03:48AM (#45692004)
GPv2 does that too: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45691997
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