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0 pointscherryteastain2d ago0 comments

GPLv2 means at the very least kernel sources must be available on demand for any buyer of a TV shipped with this OS

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Which is the reason only Linux kernel survives nowadays in such platforms.

Additionally there is an increasing number of embedded OSes alternatives with permissive licenses, meaning eventually not even the Linux kernel will be taken into account.

follie2d ago

Being able.to examine the kernel is of little value in the tivoization described.

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0 pointscherryteastain2d ago0 comments

GPLv2 means at the very least kernel sources must be available on demand for any buyer of a TV shipped with this OS

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pjmlp2d ago

Which is the reason only Linux kernel survives nowadays in such platforms.

Additionally there is an increasing number of embedded OSes alternatives with permissive licenses, meaning eventually not even the Linux kernel will be taken into account.

follie2d ago

Being able.to examine the kernel is of little value in the tivoization described.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse