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Richard P wrote:

Hi there,

I am curious to why the HTS software is licensed under the GPLv3. This license presents problems for embedded hardware vendors that wish to keep their systems secure. (Under GPLv3, you are required to give out your keys for the hardware and allow it to be programmed; the Anti-Tivoization clause)

I would really like to make a hardware platform for HTS that can also do a hardware transcode, but under GPLv3 its impossible for me to get the hardware security certificates.

This is exactly why I have chosen to use GPLv3. Why should you make money on something that I have made?

What licenses are really used? and what options are there? (GPLv2 is fine, BSD, LGPL etc)

Richard

Much appreciated, I respect your views but I feel they are a bit naive. Since you mentioned money, the only person what will gain from a different license terms is yourself.
For example the software can be licensed by manufacturers and then your hard work gets rewarded. Another meothod would be for yourself to sell your development time to help customise the software ( Much the same model as Redhat/Ubuntu etc)

Much Appreciated,
Richard

Andreas Öman wrote:

I would really like to make a hardware platform for HTS that can also do a hardware transcode, but under GPLv3 its impossible for me to get the hardware security certificates.

This is exactly why I have chosen to use GPLv3. Why should you make money on something that I have made?

What licenses are really used? and what options are there? (GPLv2 is fine, BSD, LGPL etc)

Richard

Doing this, nobody will integrate this software in embedded devices and contribute code by dedicating resources to support or enhance it. GPLv3 without companion paying license that relief from the obligation to be able to replace the code on a device makes no sense for me. GPLV2 would also oblige people to publish their contribution but would allow people to use it on devices.

eric

I think it's a little too late to change the license of the project.
That would require me contacting everyone that has contributed and ask for their premission.

Andreas Öman wrote:

I think it's a little too late to change the license of the project.
That would require me contacting everyone that has contributed and ask for their premission.

Suppose someone is ready to pay to get rid of GPLv3, you would have to do it also to be fair...

Eric Valette - wrote:

Andreas Öman wrote:

I think it's a little too late to change the license of the project.
That would require me contacting everyone that has contributed and ask for their premission.

Suppose someone is ready to pay to get rid of GPLv3, you would have to do it also to be fair...

If the money is on the table I could rewrite the parts not copyrighted by me and then I could change copyright
however I wish. Yes, that's true.