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TiVo Frets Over GPLv3, Torvalds Still Unconvinced
Jun 13, 2007, 14 :15 UTC (16 Talkback[s]) (5615 reads)

"In its annual report filed with the SEC in April, PVR (personal video recorder) pioneer TiVo cautioned that, 'If the currently proposed version of GPLv3 is widely adopted, we may be unable to incorporate future enhancements to the GNU/Linux operating system into our software, which could adversely affect our business.'

"TiVo's concerns revolve around an 'anti-tivoization' provision in the final draft of the GNU General Public License Version 3 (GPLv3), which is nearing its end-of-June ship date..."

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because we have MythTV. ...   that's okay   
zeroth404
Jun 13, 2007, 15:17:22
 
Sorry, Tivo. Your business was founded o ...   So what?   
Mantar
Jun 13, 2007, 17:02:18
 
Seriously.  Tivo is playing by the GPL r ...   Why does anybody have a problem with Tivo?   
Rob
Jun 13, 2007, 18:23:10
 
"Your business was founded on exploiting ...   You are incorrect   
Pat Augustine
Jun 13, 2007, 18:42:42
 
> The only thing they *won't* let yo ...   Re: Why does anybody have a problem with Tivo?   
Frank Earl (aka Svartalf)
Jun 13, 2007, 19:00:33
 
> Don't give us those crocodile tear ...   Re: So what?   
David May
Jun 13, 2007, 20:38:00
 
The problem the FSF has, is that the who ...   Re: Why does anybody have a problem with Tivo?   
Scott Carr
Jun 13, 2007, 20:48:17
 
Nobody is claiming that Tivio didn't ...   Re: Re: So what?   
Charles Hixson
Jun 13, 2007, 22:27:11
 
TiVo's code is released under the GP ...   Give me a break   
Cabal
Jun 13, 2007, 23:46:23
 
>> Why does anybody have a problem with  ...   Re: Why does anybody have a problem with Tivo?   
Jose
Jun 14, 2007, 00:25:12
 
>> Then people started taking the record ...   Re: You are incorrect   
Jose
Jun 14, 2007, 01:12:57
 
> TiVo's code is released under the  ...   Re: Give me a break   
Jose
Jun 14, 2007, 01:37:47
 
No the FSF is about protecting the four  ...   Re: Re: Why does anybody have a problem with Tivo&   
hgmjhfmh
Jun 14, 2007, 01:58:50
 
"I've taken it and used it"  That pa ...   Re: Give me a break   
utututeyryehrhe
Jun 14, 2007, 02:15:12
 
> The FSF is about no proprietary softwa ...   Re: Re: Why does anybody have a problem with Tivo&   
Rufus Polson
Jun 14, 2007, 16:00:36
 
>> As for the redesign of the protocols, ...   Re: Re: You are incorrect   
Jose
Jun 16, 2007, 04:46:48
 
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