Subj : [$] GPLv2 and installation requirements
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From : LWN.net
Date : Thu Jan 08 2026 15:45:08

[$] GPLv2 and installation requirements

Date:
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:36:29 +0000

Description:
On December 24 2025, Linus Torvalds posted a strongly
worded message celebrating a ruling in
the ongoing GPL-compliance lawsuit filed
against VIZIO by the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC).  This case and
Torvalds's response have put a spotlight on an old debate over the extent
to which the source-code requirements of the GNU
General Public License (version2) extend to keys and other data
needed to successfully install modified software on a device.  It is worth
looking at whether this requirement exists, the subtleties in
interpretation that cloud the issue, and the extent to which, if any, the
SFC is demanding that information.

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Link to news story:
https://lwn.net/Articles/1052842/


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