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Subject: Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3
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On Thu, 21 Jun 2007, Alexandre Oliva wrote:

> On Jun 21, 2007, david@lang.hm wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 21 Jun 2007, Alexandre Oliva wrote:
>>> On Jun 21, 2007, david@lang.hm wrote:
>>>
>>>> no, one of the rules for the network is that the software must be
>>>> certified,
>>>
>>> In this case you might have grounds to enforce this restriction of the
>>> network on the network controller itself, I suppose.
>
>> how would the network controller know if the software has been modified?
>
> The loader could check that and set a flag in the controller.
>
>> what sort of signal can the network controller send that couldn't be
>> forged by the OS?
>
> Whatever the network controller designer created to enable it to do
> so.
>
>> how would you do this where the device is a receiver on the netwoek
>> (such as a satellite receiver)
>
> If it's input-only, then you can't possibly harm the operation of the
> network by only listening in, can you?

Ok, so you consider any anti-piracy measures to be something that GPLv3 
should prohibit.

thanks for finally takeing a position.

David Lang
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