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- raynevandunem, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I think the GPLv3 signals the end of any good relations between the FSF and the OEMs, specifically because of the issues regarding "Tivoization", or the locking down of the Linux kernel within a proprietary hardware framework without explicitly undermining the GPLv2.
Linus has already stated that his kernel will stay under v2, which means that the Linux kernel by itself will still maintain tolerable relations with the OEMs.
However, if Sun is, according to the rumours, going to dual-license Solaris under the CDDL and the GPLv3, this means that the FSF will have a new poster-child kernel for their most recent license.
Furthermore, as the GPLv3 will target DRM and Tivoization in hardware manufacturing, the FSF may want to start looking for some friendly OEMs now. The hardware manufacturers will not be as kind to the GPLv3 as they were to the previous versions of the license, as they will feel that its terms are working against their corporate interests, just as much as how the FSF feels that the hardware manufacturers are working against theirs.
At that point, I think the FSF will have to start working on their own hardware solutions, as they will no longer reside within the good graces of companies like Intel and Nvidia. GNUchip, anyone? - schestowitz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1> I think the GPLv3 signals the end of any good relations between the FSF and the OEMs, specifically because of the issues
> regarding "Tivoization", or the locking down of the Linux kernel within a proprietary hardware framework without explicitly undermining the GPLv2.
The FSF was never truly the friction factor when it comes to hardware vendors. It is the users who demand (and sometimes earn) their freedoms. The users consume products whose design affects performance, stability, security, etc. As users, we don't need to FSF to rely on. A force of many millions of customers will do the job. That said, the kernel needs some non-GPL device drivers (recent controversy) and we need the kernel to reach enough companies like TiVo, which may or may not fund the development (kernel hackers).
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