Re: [Fsfe-uk] Explanation of Tivosiation and problems - comments sought

[Ciaran O'Riordan]

Chris Croughton <address@hidden> writes:
> One person with a mobile phone with hacked software
> can screw it up for everyone else

So the mobile phone manufacture should put the miniscule piece of software
that sets transmit/receive bandwidths into ROM and the rest of the software
can be GPLv3.

Medical devices and voting machines are ok for similar reasons.  Here's a
fuller explanation:
http://fsfe.org/en/fellows/ciaran/ciaran_s_free_software_notes/gplv3_embedded_in_devices


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