Kernel developers' position on GPLv3

Posted Sep 22, 2006 20:46 UTC (Fri) by alexbk (subscriber, #37839)
In reply to: Kernel developers' position on GPLv3 by ibukanov
Parent article: Kernel developers' position on GPLv3

They only mentioned DRM in the first discussion draft. The second draft changed this to "No
Denying Users' Rights through Technical Measures".

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Kernel developers' position on GPLv3

Posted Sep 22, 2006 21:01 UTC (Fri) by ibukanov (subscriber, #3942) [Link] (1 responses)

Thanks, I missed that. It is much better term to use. Still I do not think it covers ROM chips with compiled GPL-ed code, while explicitly says about encryption keys. For example, it prevents a company from offering an option to sign the code through, for example, usb-connected box without revealing the private keys.

Kernel developers' position on GPLv3

Posted Sep 24, 2006 15:40 UTC (Sun) by paulj (subscriber, #341) [Link]

You're wrong, the GPLv3 draft allows vendors to sign code (without revealing the signing keys) just fine.