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

[david@lang.hm]

On Mon, 18 Jun 2007, Alexandre Oliva wrote:

> On Jun 18, 2007, david@lang.hm wrote:
>
> > they want to prevent anyone from modifying the credit card machine to
> > store copies of all the card info locally.
>
> I see.  Thanks for enlightening me.
>
> > you don't really answer this issue. since these boxes are required to
> > be sealed and physically anti-tamper, changing the ROM is not
> > acceptable.
>
> Given the ROM exception in GPLv3, I guess you could seal and
> anti-tamper it as much as you want, and leave the ROM at such a place
> in which it's easily replaceable but with signature checking and all
> such that the user doesn't install ROM that is not authorized by you.

'sealed, but easy to replace ROM containing the programming' is a 
contridiction.

if a local person can easily replace the programming it doesn't meet the 
PCI requirements and therefor you just cannot use GPLv3 code for this sort 
of application.

David Lang
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