Can Hypervisors Defeat GPLv3's Anti-tivoization?

Can Hypervisors Defeat GPLv3's Anti-tivoization? 0

Submitted by DeviceGuru on Tuesday August 28 2007, @08:30AM

DeviceGuru writes "A hypervisor can be used to isolate software works released under incompatible licenses from each other, while allowing them to simultaneously run on the same hardware. For example, Linux and Windows CE can run on separate virtual machines (VM) on one device, without violating either OS's license. Due to the isolation between multiple VMs running atop a hypervisor, could this architecture allow companies to legally build Linux-based devices, such as mobile phones or set-top boxes (think TiVo), that can't be upgraded by their users without authorization, thereby circumventing the GPLv3's 'anti-tivoization' clauses?"

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