Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:01:15 -0700 (PDT) | From | david@lang ... | 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.
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