Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on September 27, 2006 05:08 PM
Not being allowed to TiVoize is *not* a "use restriction", it's a distribution restriction. You are allowed to TiVoize your own system (just like you are allowed to prohibit execution of programs created by mere users in SELinux), you are not allowed to ship this system to others.
And it's a complete strawman that this restriction "lies in hardware". First, it is wrong (it's firmware, just software that runs without OS), and second, it's irrelevant to the license conditions. Otherwise, you'd be allowed to sell copied books, since books are just hardware, and no copyright applies.
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Re:Well, it CAN be...
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on September 27, 2006 05:08 PMAnd it's a complete strawman that this restriction "lies in hardware". First, it is wrong (it's firmware, just software that runs without OS), and second, it's irrelevant to the license conditions. Otherwise, you'd be allowed to sell copied books, since books are just hardware, and no copyright applies.
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