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

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0706211300200.31603@asgard.lang.hm>
Date:	Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:01:15 -0700 (PDT)
From:	david@...g.hm
To:	Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@...hat.com>
cc:	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>,
	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

On Thu, 21 Jun 2007, Alexandre Oliva wrote:

> On Jun 21, 2007, david@...g.hm wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 21 Jun 2007, Alexandre Oliva wrote:
>>> On Jun 21, 2007, david@...g.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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