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

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Message-ID: <467A44D5.90209@gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:28:53 +0400
From:	Manu Abraham <abraham.manu@...il.com>
To:	Bernd Petrovitsch <bernd@...mix.at>
CC:	Tomas Neme <lacrymology@...il.com>,
	Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@...hat.com>,
	Andrew McKay <amckay@...rs.ca>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>,
	Bernd Schmidt <bernds_cb1@...nline.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Daniel Hazelton <dhazelton@...er.net>,
	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>
Subject: Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3

Bernd Petrovitsch wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-06-20 at 18:14 -0300, Tomas Neme wrote:
> [....]
>> Why, if you let user-compiled kernels to run in a TiVo, it might be
>> modified so the TiVo can be used to pirate-copy protected content,
> 
> Or it might be modified to fix a bug - either a technical one or a legal
> one as described below.
> 
>> which is a serious security hole. TiVo would need to read, approve of,
> 
> "Pirate copying" is forbidden anyways in almost every jurisdiction
> AFAIK. Perhaps we should disallow cars on the streets since one could
> drive too fast with them.
> 

Pirate copying should not be a reason to keep things closed as there are
better methods to keep things open, yet provide a _not_ free service.
But that would be upto the vendor how/what they wish to do rather than
we talking about it. Which would be of no use.

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