Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on September 27, 2006 12:45 AM
but GPLv2 doesn't include any *use* restrictions; its restrictions are mainly about preventing (incompatible) re-licensing.
I can see how the whole Tivo thing is bad, but the restriction lies within the hardware, not the software. But since it certainly seems indicative of a greater problem to come, like the little Dutch boy, the FSF feels obliged to try to plug the hole. Hopefully the ending is a happy one, with someone coming up with complete solution, rather than GPLv14.xxx finally collapsing under the weight of its own verbiage.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on September 27, 2006 12:45 AMI can see how the whole Tivo thing is bad, but the restriction lies within the hardware, not the software. But since it certainly seems indicative of a greater problem to come, like the little Dutch boy, the FSF feels obliged to try to plug the hole. Hopefully the ending is a happy one, with someone coming up with complete solution, rather than GPLv14.xxx finally collapsing under the weight of its own verbiage.
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