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Best Buy, Samsung, And Westinghouse Named In SFLC Suit TodayBest Buy, Samsung, And Westinghouse Named In SFLC Suit TodayPosted Dec 15, 2009 19:37 UTC (Tue) by rahvin (subscriber, #16953)In reply to: Best Buy, Samsung, And Westinghouse Named In SFLC Suit Today by ibisum Parent article: Best Buy, Samsung, And Westinghouse Named In SFLC Suit Today
GPLv3 has a specific clause to prevent what you want. It's called the Tivoisation clause and one of the key things about GPLv3 that Linus didn't like. GPLv2 says nothing about locking down hardware that uses GPL software and as a result of Linus's decision the Linux Kernel will never use GPLv3 means companies can use force hardware to use only signed kernels.
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Best Buy, Samsung, And Westinghouse Named In SFLC Suit Today Posted Dec 16, 2009 21:57 UTC (Wed) by davi (guest, #18853) [Link]
The Linux kernel does not allow complete freedom to users.
Do you know some GPLv3 kernel? Maybe GNU Hurd?
Best Buy, Samsung, And Westinghouse Named In SFLC Suit Today Posted Dec 17, 2009 10:23 UTC (Thu) by MKesper (subscriber, #38539) [Link]
The Linux kernel allows complete freedom to users. It's those manufacturers that want to lock you down. And as long as the Linux kernel will be developped under GPLv2 (probably forever), no manufacturer wanting to lock users will be interested in any GPLv3 kernel. They'd rather use *BSD and make it all proprietary.
Best Buy, Samsung, And Westinghouse Named In SFLC Suit Today Posted Dec 18, 2009 0:40 UTC (Fri) by davi (guest, #18853) [Link]
It is a pity the Linux kernel can not be upgraded to use the GPLv3 license.
Best Buy, Samsung, And Westinghouse Named In SFLC Suit Today Posted Dec 20, 2009 17:48 UTC (Sun) by smipi1 (subscriber, #57041) [Link]
Manufacturers know that most consumers are not experienced hackers. Giving
them all keys to root will probably result in many bricked products that falls outside the warranty.
Even worse: Let's say they hand out keys to root, thereby allowing those with
There are many such scenarios that manufacturers have to contend with if they
Best Buy, Samsung, And Westinghouse Named In SFLC Suit Today Posted Dec 20, 2009 23:27 UTC (Sun) by anselm (subscriber, #2796) [Link] It probably wouldn't be a great stretch to set up different units with their own randomly-generated root passwords. For example, AVM does it for WPA keys on the FRITZ!Box (a WLAN router/telephony appliance). That way, a would-be cracker couldn't trivially use their own device's root password to compromise other people's devices.
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