From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755272AbXFOQGr (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:06:47 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752634AbXFOQGj (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:06:39 -0400 Received: from mx2.mail.elte.hu ([157.181.151.9]:42889 "EHLO mx2.mail.elte.hu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750894AbXFOQGi (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:06:38 -0400 Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:06:32 +0200 From: Ingo Molnar To: Nicolas Mailhot Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3 Message-ID: <20070615160632.GA22806@elte.hu> References: <18981.192.54.193.51.1181912920.squirrel@rousalka.dyndns.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <18981.192.54.193.51.1181912920.squirrel@rousalka.dyndns.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.14 (2007-02-12) X-ELTE-VirusStatus: clean X-ELTE-SpamScore: -2.0 X-ELTE-SpamLevel: X-ELTE-SpamCheck: no X-ELTE-SpamVersion: ELTE 2.0 X-ELTE-SpamCheck-Details: score=-2.0 required=5.9 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=no SpamAssassin version=3.0.3 -2.0 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 0 to 1% [score: 0.0000] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org * Nicolas Mailhot wrote: > > do you realize that you have just admitted that the Tivo is perfectly > > fine and legal? > > because you can solder off the ROM from the Tivo and can put in a new > > ROM with another bootloader that does not check the SHA1 key. > > Nope. ROM alone is not the problem > > The problem is that in this particular case, removing a ROM used to > vet software makes you liable under DMCA and friends you are changing the subject. The argument was about whether the Tivo is following the GPLv2 or not. Whether the "soldering off" violates stupid laws or other regulations of a country is a different matter. Ingo