Definitions
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- noun computing The creation of a system that
incorporates software under the terms of acopyleft softwarelicense , but useshardware to prevent users from running modified versions of the software on that hardware.
Etymologies
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Examples
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GPLv3 will prevent "tivoization" by insisting that freedom No. 1, the freedom to modify the program to do what you wish, is real and not a sham.
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When free software gets embroiled with all this stuff, it’s called tivoization isn’t it?
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When free software gets embroiled with all this stuff, it’s called tivoization isn’t it?
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GPL v3 specifically forbids this tactic which the FSF found quite offensive, and rightfully so (in fact, they call it "tivoization").
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GPL v3 specifically forbids this tactic which the FSF found quite offensive, and rightfully so (in fact, they call it "tivoization").
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Thus, one of the many improvements I decided on in GPL version 3 (written 2005-2007) was to bar 'tivoization'.
Simple Talk rss feed 2009
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If 'tivoization' was an important weapon in the attacker's arsenal, we could not dare treat it as unimportant.
Simple Talk rss feed 2009
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I became aware of the issue somewhere around 2000, and after a few years of reflection, concluded that 'tivoization' of a program, practically speaking, makes the program non-free.
Simple Talk rss feed 2009
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Because quite a few changes have been made since the previous draft and important new issues have surfaced, the drafting process has been changes in this draft include refinements in the "tivoization" provisions to eliminate unwanted side effects, revision of the patent provisions to prevent end-runs around the license, and further steps toward compatibility with other free software licenses.
Slashdot: Apache 2009
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I wrote GPL version 3 to protect users from 'tivoization' because I'm a free software activist, and Torvalds chose to leave the users vulnerable to
Simple Talk rss feed 2009
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Tivoization” (or “tivo-ization”) refers to the practice of using hardware-enforced digital signatures to prevent modified open source code from running on a device, even when that device natively runs an unmodified version of the code — a version that, because it is unmodified, can pass the signature check
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