[Nottingham] "tivoization", iPhone, and GPLv3 lockout?

[Martin]

David Aldred wrote:
> On Thursday 04 Sep 2008, Martin wrote:
>> Or might we yet be saved by the Eee-esq minimalist proprietary hardware
>> that is too minimalist for the proprietary software?
> 
> Could be, but I think a lot depends on how the minimalist proprietary hardware 
> makers implement the non-proprietary software!
> 
> I've recently gone for an Acer Aspire One; the Acer-modified Linpus Linux 
> setup is (at first sight) locked down to make the experience of a Linux 
> netbook very restrictive for the newbie user who's never touched Linux 
> before.   A couple of easy changes and you've got a proper desktop (though I 
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Thanks for the mini-review, interesting and good comment. Let us know
how you get on!

Cheers,
Martin

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