DRM is a bit of a red herring. [LWN.net]

DRM is a bit of a red herring.

Posted Feb 12, 2007 23:50 UTC (Mon) by mmarq (guest, #2332)
In reply to: DRM is a bit of a red herring. by drag
Parent article: Recommendation: no GPLv3 for Solaris

"" I don't understand everything your aiming at. ""

.-Means tivoization will continue

.-It will be possible to disable functionality, if modified code is detected, most notorious on Online services, because those most logicly, not implementing the specific restrictions by using GPLv3 code, are not bond to the distribution licence terms... IANAL, but it seems logic to me.

But though, im getting confused myself. 3 pertinent questions arise on these tivoization and functionality clause:

Why isnt installing or replacing a binary program, or a binary derivative (plugin, library...) also be considered a modification upon the original program, which must be allowed to run ?

Just following the precedent question here providing key for "in sito" compilation and signature is completely wortless, as is i belive, transfer that key and source code to a 3th capable part without transfering the machine which that key is exclusively attributed ?

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