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

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Date:	Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:54:47 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Michael Poole <mdpoole@...ilus.org>
CC:	Tomas Neme <lacrymology@...il.com>,
	"Linux-Kernel@...r. Kernel. Org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3

Michael Poole wrote:
> Tomas Neme writes:
> 
>> I have been following this discussion for the last week or so, and
>> what I haven't been able to figure out is what the hell is the big
>> deal with TiVO doing whatever they want to with their stupid design.
>> They made a design, they build a machine, they sell it as is, and
>> provide source code for GPL'ed software... what's your problem?
> 
> It's simple: they don't provide _complete_ source code.  They keep the
> source code for the part of their Linux kernel images that provides
> the functionality "runs on Tivo DVRs".  The GPL requires that
> distributors of binary versions provide complete source code, not just
> the parts of source code that are convenient.
> 

If true, that's a clear violation of the GPLv2, but it's very different
from preventing the loading of modified images on their hardware (which
appears to be permitted by v2.)

	-hpa
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