Here is a device running Linux and a proprietary binary. The proprietary binary will stop working if you modify and reinstall Linux.
This isn't prevented even with GPLv3. Also even GPLv2 has an implied right to install and run modified versions.
https://events19.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017... https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/mar/25/install-gplv2/ https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/jul/23/tivoization-and-t...
Here is a device running Linux and a proprietary binary. The proprietary binary will stop working if you modify and reinstall Linux.
This isn't prevented even with GPLv3. Also even GPLv2 has an implied right to install and run modified versions.
https://events19.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017... https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/mar/25/install-gplv2/ https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/jul/23/tivoization-and-t...