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

[Manu Abraham <abraham.manu@gmail.com>]

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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