Wrong. Any computer that performs a task contains some
kind of code.
But MP3 is a compression format, not a computer.
So MP3 is a compression format that uncompresses and plays itself with no assistance from anything else? What do you think is doing the actual task of playing the compressed music.
MP3s don't play on their own, you need an audio player with the proper codec to play them...
Now your just starting to see the light. What runs and executes that codec?
It's a Linux OS that runs that car. Toyota takes care of your licensing, source code and digital medium.
Ok, so does the car come with the source on a CD, or does
it come with a 2
year offer for it?
The manufacturer takes care of whatever licensing issues are involved.
...
Sit and think about how many computers you REALLY have
in your house and
realize that 80-85% of them are running a version of Linux.
100% of them are... but they're not embedded...
Your probably right about the traditional computers that sit on your desk. But what about the computer that runs your TV,
What TV?
Oh yeah. I forgot. Sorry.
microwave, dishwasher (not the kids), digital alarm clock,
If any of these are Linux-based, I certainly didn't get the mandatory source code or offer...
The manufacturer takes care of whatever licensing issues are involved.
Stereo, CD/DVD player...
That's the desktop PC.
Which I'm sure is running some kind of OS. Or is it just playing the compressed music files off the CD/DVD with the codec?
Think about all the things in your house that are
performing automated tasks
that were not there 30-40 years ago. Almost all of them
have some type of
embedded OS and most of them are using a derivative of Linux now.
I've never heard of someone's dishwasher, alarm clock, or such coming with a source code offer, let alone CD with the code or printout of the GPL. Unless they're violating the GPL left and right, I doubt many, if any, of these run Linux.
The manufacturer takes care of whatever licensing issues are involved.