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Intel declares Clover Trail Atom processor a "no Linux" zone (ars technica)Intel declares Clover Trail Atom processor a "no Linux" zone (ars technica)Posted Sep 17, 2012 23:55 UTC (Mon) by cry_regarder (subscriber, #50545)In reply to: Intel declares Clover Trail Atom processor a "no Linux" zone (ars technica) by leromarinvit Parent article: Intel declares Clover Trail Atom processor a "no Linux" zone (ars technica)
Why must the user be so allowed? Just having a license to use a program doesn't necessarily give you a license to use any parts distributed with that program in whatever ways you wish.
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Intel declares Clover Trail Atom processor a "no Linux" zone (ars technica) Posted Sep 18, 2012 0:31 UTC (Tue) by leromarinvit (guest, #56850) [Link]
I suppose so. It should be allowed, though.
But how do things like ndiswrapper work then, legally? Or is that a gray area and nobody cares because it's just the individual users doing it?
Intel declares Clover Trail Atom processor a "no Linux" zone (ars technica) Posted Sep 18, 2012 0:44 UTC (Tue) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313) [Link]
This is where things get sticky.
the copyright maximalists want to control everything that you ever do with the program.
The principal of first sale says that after you have paid for it, you can use it any way you want.
This is why so many companies are trying to redefine your software purchase as entering a contract for a license instead.
right now they seem to be winning, but there are cracks in the facade they are putting up and hopefully things will start to crumble again.
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