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   Xeon² (izaya@social.shadowkat.net)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Jul-2024 16:50:24 JST Xeon²
   it should be illegal to sell smart home fixtures like power points and light switches without the ability to reflash them to whatever you want easily
   
   want to ensure safety? don't make me take apart things that interact with mains electricity
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Jul-2024 16:50:24 JST 翠星石

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     @izaya >it should be illegal to sell smart home fixtures like power points and light switches without the ability to reflash them to whatever you want easily
     For many of them it already is, as they run BusyBox/Linux and don't include a written offer for source and installation information as required by the GPLv2.
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Jul-2024 17:23:05 JST 翠星石

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     • LisPi
     @lispi314 >Isn't copyright infringement (which is what the GPL relies on) merely a civil/administrative offense in most places?
     Provided the copyright infringement isn't intentional or at least it isn't being done for profit - yes.
     
     If the copyright infringement is for profit and the infringer has been doing it intentionally and refuses to immediately either stop distributing or comply, the copyright holder has the option of pursuing it criminally.
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     LisPi (lispi314@udongein.xyz)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Jul-2024 17:23:07 JST LisPi

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     • 翠星石
     @Suiseiseki @izaya Isn't copyright infringement (which is what the GPL relies on) merely a civil/administrative offense in most places?