Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756995AbXFTTjB (ORCPT ); Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:39:01 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1754305AbXFTTix (ORCPT ); Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:38:53 -0400 Received: from 24-75-174-210-st.chvlva.adelphia.net ([24.75.174.210]:34798 "EHLO sanosuke.troilus.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754259AbXFTTiw (ORCPT ); Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:38:52 -0400 To: david@lang.hm Cc: Tomas Neme , "Linux-Kernel\@Vger. Kernel. Org" Subject: Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3 References: <9a8748490706201034j43139301w5a18c172d688c724@mail.gmail.com> <2e6659dd0706201110x20fa5c28n5d6fc094e9f5c832@mail.gmail.com> <871wg6trnx.fsf@graviton.dyn.troilus.org> <2e6659dd0706201205i52e0b836oe642e2b442e425d7@mail.gmail.com> <87wsxysaad.fsf@graviton.dyn.troilus.org> From: Michael Poole Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:38:52 -0400 In-Reply-To: (david@lang.hm's message of "Wed\, 20 Jun 2007 12\:33\:34 -0700 \(PDT\)") Message-ID: <87odjas9f7.fsf@graviton.dyn.troilus.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1.50 (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: 951 Lines: 23 david@lang.hm writes: > no, saying that the result must be acceptable to other software (in > this case the software running in the BIOS) is not part of the source > code. Why not? The digital signature is a statement (which translates roughly to "Tivo approves this") to be used in a computer in order to bring about a certain result. That result is making it boot on the PVR. Source code simply means the original forms or inputs used to generate machine-readable statements. Michael Poole >> A "computer program" is a set of statements or instructions to be >> used directly or indirectly in a computer in order to bring about >> a certain result. >> -- US Code, Title 17, Section 101 - 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/