Hi,
On 3/26/25 19:09, Gianfranco Costamagna wrote:
yes. There are use case (e.g. automotive, safety), where you *have* to lock
the system, for good reasons.
No, because TiVo has the exact same good reasons, legally speaking.
If there is free software on these devices, then the user must be
allowed to replace it by other free software, with no reduction in
functionality.
This does not mean that the result will be street legal, or fulfill
whatever other safety requirements there are, but the key point of free
software is to give the user control. The interests of businesses are
relevant only until the point where they start interfering with the
rights of individuals. If a business wants to use free software, they
can do so by following our rules, and if they do not want to abide by
those rules, they can write their own software.
Attaching a transmitter to GNUradio requires a licence nearly everywhere
in the world as well.
Simon
