Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1757506AbXFPNIw (ORCPT ); Sat, 16 Jun 2007 09:08:52 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1755491AbXFPNIo (ORCPT ); Sat, 16 Jun 2007 09:08:44 -0400 Received: from mx.laposte.net ([81.255.54.16]:34959 "EHLO mx.laposte.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754831AbXFPNIn (ORCPT ); Sat, 16 Jun 2007 09:08:43 -0400 Subject: Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3 From: Nicolas Mailhot To: Krzysztof Halasa Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <1181998132.4388.125.camel@rousalka.dyndns.org> References: <64689.192.54.193.51.1181901773.squirrel@rousalka.dyndns.org> <49716.192.54.193.51.1181907924.squirrel@rousalka.dyndns.org> <1181998132.4388.125.camel@rousalka.dyndns.org> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-fLelBw+FDqb5c/Uvivwt" Organization: Adresse perso Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 15:08:35 +0200 Message-Id: <1181999315.21822.4.camel@rousalka.dyndns.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.11.3 (2.11.3-4.fc8) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1556 Lines: 47 --=-fLelBw+FDqb5c/Uvivwt Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > I read it: the flash contains everything from the bootloader to the > kernel and file system. The bootloader contains the public key and > checks if the kernel/fs > are ok. That includes calculating hashes and checking signatures. > No encryption/decryption there at all. >=20 > Right? >=20 > Then how hard would it be to reprogram the flash, to get rid of all > this crap? Or to just put your public key there. Legally totally impossible under DMCA, EUCD and friends That why the GPLv3 has the distributor of the software both give installation info (a key authorized on the device, not necessarily a key authorized on all devices or even the same key as the manufacturer), and declare he gaves up any DMCA-like right to legally forbid installation by the user. --=20 Nicolas Mailhot --=-fLelBw+FDqb5c/Uvivwt Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: Ceci est une partie de message =?ISO-8859-1?Q?num=E9riquement?= =?ISO-8859-1?Q?_sign=E9e?= -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) iEYEABECAAYFAkZz4M4ACgkQI2bVKDsp8g2+BwCfUgfcOuYbk7T0uhLxL/1zSPfS UJQAoPx4K6NCzibTAvIKUiAmFCFqGhSH =HbIL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-fLelBw+FDqb5c/Uvivwt-- - 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/