Yearslong fight over users' right to tweak smart TV software heads to trial (arstechnica.com) 8 points by pabs3 3mo ago ↗ HN
[–] malkamius 3mo ago ↗ So, hide it behind multiple companies, and you will be fine? Should just share the source code.
[–] rbanffy 3mo ago ↗ I think the first thing I'd do would be to reflash the TV and turn it into an X terminal. Or the Wayland equivalent. [–] RajT88 3mo ago ↗ Winning this case doesn't do what people think it will do...They still have the right to lock down the TV using cryptography to prevent unsigned code. That's covered by the DMCA as illegal to circumvent. [–] pabs3 3mo ago ↗ That sounds like a GPLv2 violation:https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/mar/25/install-gplv2/ https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/jul/23/tivoization-and-t...
[–] RajT88 3mo ago ↗ Winning this case doesn't do what people think it will do...They still have the right to lock down the TV using cryptography to prevent unsigned code. That's covered by the DMCA as illegal to circumvent. [–] pabs3 3mo ago ↗ That sounds like a GPLv2 violation:https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/mar/25/install-gplv2/ https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/jul/23/tivoization-and-t...
[–] pabs3 3mo ago ↗ That sounds like a GPLv2 violation:https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/mar/25/install-gplv2/ https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/jul/23/tivoization-and-t...
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[ 3.8 ms ] story [ 25.2 ms ] threadThey still have the right to lock down the TV using cryptography to prevent unsigned code. That's covered by the DMCA as illegal to circumvent.
https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/mar/25/install-gplv2/ https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/jul/23/tivoization-and-t...