> if you ship a hardware device that runs a e.g. a debian-live > distribution *and* > > * given that you do proper comply to the source compliance > requirements of GPL-3, *and* > > * further given that you do not make it harder to install any other > OS or distribution (be it based on the published sources or not) > than it is to through the usual mechanisms of how an OS > installation > happens on that particular said device, > > then you are not fulfiling the matter of fact under 'obfuscating > access > to the device', also know as tivoization and therefore, there is no > problem. >
The condition of allowing users to install a different operating system seems a lot less stringent than allowing users to access the underlying system. The underlying system is affected by GPL-3 and so users can not be hindered in their access to it. This is the crux of my problem - the underlying system is not user friendly, nor can it be made so to satisfy usability tests (can users use it without being able to break the system). I could put in a generic option to permanently disable the closed source parts of the box if users insisted on using the underlying system but that to me is a poor option. If I didn't permanently disable the closed source parts then we would be forced to support devices that had unknown modifications - a worse option. David -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-live-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
