Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1759298AbXFQEXW (ORCPT ); Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:23:22 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751391AbXFQEXQ (ORCPT ); Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:23:16 -0400 Received: from dhazelton.dsl.enter.net ([216.193.185.50]:50605 "EHLO mail.keil-draco.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750803AbXFQEXP (ORCPT ); Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:23:15 -0400 From: Daniel Hazelton To: Alexandre Oliva Subject: Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3 Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:23:02 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.6 Cc: Bron Gondwana , Ingo Molnar , Alan Cox , Linus Torvalds , Greg KH , debian developer , david@lang.hm, Tarkan Erimer , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Andrew Morton References: <200706162310.24726.dhazelton@enter.net> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200706170023.03209.dhazelton@enter.net> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1332 Lines: 30 On Sunday 17 June 2007 00:19:49 Alexandre Oliva wrote: > On Jun 17, 2007, Daniel Hazelton wrote: > > On Saturday 16 June 2007 21:54:56 Alexandre Oliva wrote: > >> There may be laws that require certification or limitations on the > >> user. Manufacturer giving up the ability to make modifications would > >> address this, or *perhaps* arranging for user and manufacturer to each > >> hold half of the key needed to run a modification (which might comply > >> with the GPLv3dd4 terms, IANAL). > > > > It doesn't. The GPLv3 (dd4) makes that very clear. See the quote below. > > You left out the relevant bit: > > 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). Ah, but giving the user half the key doesn't mean they still don't have access to the entire key. QED: Giving people half the key won't cut it under the GPLv3 (dd4) DRH -- Dialup is like pissing through a pipette. Slow and excruciatingly painful. - 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/