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> Yeah, I just can see it - evviiil corporation hell-bent on locking everything down,

Corporations typically try to maximize profits. Practically all device manufacturers lock down devices as a means to control their product and earn more money. Evil has nothing to do with it. You cannot sell a locked down device with Red Hat or Suse, I don't even believe any of them support alternative boot-loaders anymore. On a related note, Canonical was specifically asked to use GPLv2 on upstart to allow lock down, and they complied. Sony's actions on PS3 is a good study on open/locked down computers, ever thought about why they ended up locking it down completely? HTC for a period supplied tools to unlock their phones after popular demand. Guess what? When they discovered how little the tinkering community was, they removed the tool. Why shouldn't they, they lost practically no business, and ensured that all HTC phones continue to run their version of Android in the process. Ever heard of vertical integration? Short story, we need something more than just the goodwill of manufacturers to keep computers open, and GPLv3 is today our only means to do it. You are of course free to reach another conclusion, but please try to behave civilized.