GPLv3 draft 2 "escape hatch" invites debate
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| 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.
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