From: Jamie Lokier <jamie@shareable.org>
To: Brian McGroarty <brian@mcgroarty.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: BK Licence: Protocols and Research
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 21:23:16 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20030722202316.GH3267@mail.jlokier.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20030722201517.GA25774@mcgroarty.net>
Brian McGroarty wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 05:56:15PM +0100, Jamie Lokier wrote:
> > Larry McVoy wrote:
> > > If you managed to stay close then we'd put digital signatures
> > > into the protocol to prevent your clone from interoperating with BK.
> >
> > If this hypothetical scenario were to occur, I believe that reverse
> > engineering specific parts of the software, for the specific purpose
> > of getting the signature key, in order to use it specifically for
> > interoperating with the software, would be allowed regardless of
> > license here in Europe, and perhaps in the USA too.
>
> Well off topic here, but in the US at least, the DMCA makes this
> hands-off if these features are added under the auspices of security
> or server license protection.
Yes, that's exactly what I had in mind when I said prison was one of
the dangers of making interoperable software.
-- Jamie
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-07-22 20:08 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-07-17 12:05 BK Licence: Protocols and Research Rory Browne
2003-07-17 12:15 ` Sean Neakums
2003-07-17 12:28 ` Alan Cox
2003-07-17 12:35 ` Jens Axboe
2003-07-17 13:39 ` Rory Browne
2003-07-17 14:09 ` Alan Cox
2003-07-17 14:58 ` Larry McVoy
2003-07-17 21:01 ` Rory Browne
2003-07-17 21:41 ` Mike Fedyk
2003-07-17 22:01 ` Larry McVoy
2003-07-18 3:01 ` jw schultz
2003-07-22 16:56 ` Jamie Lokier
2003-07-22 20:15 ` Brian McGroarty
2003-07-22 20:23 ` Jamie Lokier [this message]
2003-07-17 14:17 John Bradford
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