>That's the definition of "free software", protecting one's freedoms.
Well, I think GPLv2 would work for such device. I mean, it would be possible
to use GPLv2 for such firmware without breaking its rules, but certainly
one's freedoms wouldn't be protected enough - it's like tivoisation. OTOH
GPLv3 would actually require ability to replace the software, but that would
mean all this ceritifaction hassle.
>Really? You have no way to write firmware of your own?
See that IRC log I provided: "in ST-E a team of ~500 worked for ~1 year to
make the UMTS<E stack work so that we could do first tests in carrier
networks, and even then a 10min without breakdown of the connection were a
huge success"
It's theoretically possible, but seems out of reach.
Hopefully everything is clear now :)
