linux-kernel - Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3

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Message-ID: <orabv26kcu.fsf@oliva.athome.lsd.ic.unicamp.br>
Date:	Thu, 14 Jun 2007 23:07:45 -0300
From:	Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@...hat.com>
To:	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>
Cc:	Robin Getz <rgetz@...ckfin.uclinux.org>,
	"Daniel Hazelton" <dhazelton@...er.net>,
	"Linus Torvalds" <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Alan Cox" <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, "Greg KH" <greg@...ah.com>,
	"debian developer" <debiandev@...il.com>, david@...g.hm,
	"Tarkan Erimer" <tarkan@...one.net.tr>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, mingo@...e.hu
Subject: Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3

On Jun 14, 2007, Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net> wrote:

> On Thursday 14 June 2007 13:46:40 Alexandre Oliva wrote:

>> Well, then, ok: do all that loader and hardware signature-checking
>> dancing, sign the image, store it in the machine, and throw the
>> signing key away.  This should be good for the highly-regulated areas
>> you're talking about.  And then, since you can no longer modify the
>> program, you don't have to let the user do that any more.  Problem
>> solved.

> A) Does that actually satisfy the terms of GPLv3?

I think so:

  this requirement does not apply if neither you nor any third party
  retains the ability to install modified object code on the User
  Product

> If so, can't they just wait until they get sued and destroy the keys
> then?

I don't think this woulnd't satisfy the above.

-- 
Alexandre Oliva         http://www.lsd.ic.unicamp.br/~oliva/
FSF Latin America Board Member         http://www.fsfla.org/
Red Hat Compiler Engineer   aoliva@...dhat.com, gcc.gnu.org}
Free Software Evangelist  oliva@...d.ic.unicamp.br, gnu.org}
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