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

david
2007-06-18T20:46:56Z

On Mon, 18 Jun 2007, Alexandre Oliva wrote:

> On Jun 18, 2007, david@lang.hm wrote:
>
>> they want to prevent anyone from modifying the credit card machine to
>> store copies of all the card info locally.
>
> I see. Thanks for enlightening me.
>
>> you don't really answer this issue. since these boxes are required to
>> be sealed and physically anti-tamper, changing the ROM is not
>> acceptable.
>
> Given the ROM exception in GPLv3, I guess you could seal and
> anti-tamper it as much as you want, and leave the ROM at such a place
> in which it's easily replaceable but with signature checking and all
> such that the user doesn't install ROM that is not authorized by you.

'sealed, but easy to replace ROM containing the programming' is a
contridiction.

if a local person can easily replace the programming it doesn't meet the
PCI requirements and therefor you just cannot use GPLv3 code for this sort
of application.

David Lang