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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> GPLv3 draft 2 "escape hatch" invites debate
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| According to O'Riordan, the current (second) draft of the
>| GPLv3 allows "additional permissions" to be added. Thus,
>| the thousands of Linux copyright holders could adopt a
>| version of the license "additionally permitting" users
>| to withhold any keys or passwords required to run
>| user-modified Linux firmware on devices. This would
>| allow the continued use of the kernel in devices where
>| user modifications are not desirable, such as cell
>| phones and DVRs (digital video recorders) commonlys
>| old as one component of a service offering.
> `----
>
> http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5165477510.html
>
And proprietary manufacturers will not use this to prevent the device
owner from doing what they want with their device?
Oink flap.
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