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

[david@lang.hm]

On Thu, 21 Jun 2007, Alexandre Oliva wrote:

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