There is a lot more nuance to the terms than what I quipped, you are correct. The whole "Tivoization" debate as Exhibit A.
There is a lot more nuance to the terms than what I quipped, you are correct. The whole "Tivoization" debate as Exhibit A.
And even there, "Tivoization" doesn't apply to Linux, because Linus purposely kept the kernel GPL 2. But yes, there's a lot of nuance around copyright and GPL.
And even there, "Tivoization" doesn't apply to Linux, because Linus purposely kept the kernel GPL 2. But yes, there's a lot of nuance around copyright and GPL.
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