Ciaran O'Riordan ciaran@fsfe.org writes:
Ciaran O'Riordan ciaran@fsfe.org writes:
Your access can only be blocked *if* you modify in a way that harms their network.
Mobile phones are a better example than Tivo for this.
GPLv3 says that it is ok if phone manufacturers want to make the device cut off network access when modified versions of the software try to broadcast or listen to forbidden wavelengths.
thanks for explanations.
I think the crucial sentence in draft3 of GPLv3 is (section 6):
"The information must suffice to ensure that the continued functioning of the modified object code is in no case prevented or interfered with solely because modification has been made."
I have now read it multiple times and i think it will probably achieve the same like this sentence (from section 1draft 2):
"...such that they can implement all the same functionality in the same range of circumstances. (For instance, if the work is a DVD player and can play certain DVDs, it must be possible for modified versions to play those DVDs..."
But i think the language in draft 2 was straighter and more obvious.
Cheers, Bjoern