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by tzs 1483 days ago
It should be noted that the Tivoization clause in GPLv3 is pretty narrow. It only covers software that you acquire in the same transaction in which you acquire the locked down hardware.
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For embedded systems (like a TiVo or a car) there's no other software being installed.

That "narrow" case is the entire case.

I'm currently working on a product for a well-known company and there's a corporate ban on GPLv3. And we do get audited.

> For embedded systems (like a TiVo or a car) there's no other software being installed.

For now anyway. I would be surprised if cars do not end up with apps. The car will come with the base software installed and then you can later buy apps for your car from an app store run by the car maker.

The high adoption rate of CarPlay and Android Auto by the car makers leads me to believe they have zero interest in doing this.
It also applies only to "“User Product” is either (1) a “consumer product”, which means any tangible personal property which is normally used for personal, family, or household purposes, or (2) anything designed or sold for incorporation into a dwelling."
So it would apply here if the cars software were under GPL v3?
that would be good enough to apply to cars