Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756643AbXFULJR (ORCPT ); Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:09:17 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1754872AbXFULIy (ORCPT ); Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:08:54 -0400 Received: from outpipe-village-512-1.bc.nu ([81.2.110.250]:34873 "EHLO the-village.bc.nu" rhost-flags-OK-FAIL-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754601AbXFULIx (ORCPT ); Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:08:53 -0400 Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:14:38 +0100 From: Alan Cox To: davids@webmaster.com Cc: "Linux-Kernel@Vger. Kernel. Org" Subject: Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3 Message-ID: <20070621121438.46a35c0d@the-village.bc.nu> In-Reply-To: References: <87wsxysaad.fsf@graviton.dyn.troilus.org> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 2.9.1 (GTK+ 2.10.8; i386-redhat-linux-gnu) Organization: Red Hat UK Cyf., Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1TE, Y Deyrnas Gyfunol. Cofrestrwyd yng Nghymru a Lloegr o'r rhif cofrestru 3798903 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1136 Lines: 27 On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:55:10 -0700 "David Schwartz" wrote: > > > The kernel you build from the source code that Tivo distributes must > > be accepted by Tivo's hardware without making other modifications (to > > Tivo's hardware or bootloader). If that is possible, I will retract > > what I said. If it is not possible, they are omitting part of the > > program's source code: > > > > 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 > > A key is a number. A signature is a number. They are neither statements nor > instructions. The argument that GPLv2 prohibits Tivoization is really and > truly absurd. It has neither a legal nor a moral leg to stand on. A computer program is a number too. Alan - 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/