Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755834AbXFOVWB (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:22:01 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752883AbXFOVVx (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:21:53 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([66.187.233.31]:39725 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751144AbXFOVVw (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:21:52 -0400 To: Robin Getz Cc: "Daniel Hazelton" , "Linus Torvalds" , "Alan Cox" , "Greg KH" , "debian developer" , david@lang.hm, "Tarkan Erimer" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, "Andrew Morton" , mingo@elte.hu Subject: Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3 References: <466A3EC6.6030706@netone.net.tr> <200706141014.21574.rgetz@blackfin.uclinux.org> <200706151425.41975.rgetz@blackfin.uclinux.org> From: Alexandre Oliva Organization: Red Hat OS Tools Group Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:21:37 -0300 In-Reply-To: <200706151425.41975.rgetz@blackfin.uclinux.org> (Robin Getz's message of "Fri\, 15 Jun 2007 14\:25\:41 -0400") Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.990 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1730 Lines: 42 On Jun 15, 2007, Robin Getz wrote: > On Thu 14 Jun 2007 13:46, Alexandre Oliva pondered: >> On Jun 14, 2007, Robin Getz wrote: >> > As a person pretty familiar with the hardware in these types of >> > devices - this just isn't practical. >> >> Well, then, ok: do all that loader and hardware signature-checking >> dancing, sign the image, store it in the machine, and throw the >> signing key away. This should be good for the highly-regulated areas >> you're talking about. And then, since you can no longer modify the >> program, you don't have to let the user do that any more. Problem >> solved. > I don't think so - the GPL3 doesn't state that you must convey the same rights > to end users that you have, Right, this is only in the preamble. > it says you must provide installation information, including your > keys, or you can not ship the product. Unless you throw the keys away: this requirement does not apply if neither you nor any third party retains the ability to install modified object code on the User Product (for example, the work has been installed in ROM). > I need to think a bit more of Rob's opinion of ROM's are illegal See above ;-) -- Alexandre Oliva http://www.lsd.ic.unicamp.br/~oliva/ FSF Latin America Board Member http://www.fsfla.org/ Red Hat Compiler Engineer aoliva@{redhat.com, gcc.gnu.org} Free Software Evangelist oliva@{lsd.ic.unicamp.br, gnu.org} - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/