Re: [LinuxBIOS] [RFC] Call for Action: LinuxBIOS foundations

[Robert Vogel]

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From: "Joseph Smith" 
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Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 5:08 PM
Subject: Re: [LinuxBIOS] [RFC] Call for Action: LinuxBIOS foundations
> Quoting Corey Osgood :
> > But I don't really see why there's a concern about Tivoization,
> > perhaps I'm just ignorant of how it could be implemented.
>
> Yeh, maybe I'm ignorant also?? What do you mean by Tivoization??
> LinuxBios on set-top-boxes?? Hardware hacking?? Fill me in....
>
> Thanks - Joe

If you buy a Tivo, you have a right to get a copy of the software and you 
can. But, I'm told, if you modify it in any way...it will not run. That's 
Tivoization.

It is not so different than a motherboard which might be 'bricked' if you 
modify the BIOS.

GPLV3 prevents this kind of practice.