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What is it about GPLv3 that causes a line in the sand?

The source distribution, modification and reinstallation requirements are pretty much identical, at least according to the main folks doing Linux kernel GPL enforcement for the last decades.

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/mar/25/install-gplv2/ https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/jul/23/tivoization-and-t... https://events19.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017...



The patent clauses are significant, and for any product which interacts with DRM the DRM clauses are a showstopper.




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