Re: GPLv3 comedy unfolding -- "Inherently Unmodifiable Copies"

[Alexander Terekhov]

Inherently Unmodifiable Copies

We do not object to the practice of conveying object code in a mode not
practically susceptible to modification by any party, such as code 
burned in ROM or embedded in silicon. What we find ethically 
objectionable is the refusal to pass on to the downstream licensee the 
real right to modify, coupled with the retention of that right in the 
device manufacturer or some other party. Our text has never prohibited 
distribution in ROM, but we have decided to make the point explicitly, 
for clarity’s sake. Accordingly, our text states that the requirement 
to provide Installation Information “does not apply if neither you nor 
any third party retains the ability to install modified object code on 
the User Product.”
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regards,
alexander.

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