[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > no, saying that the result must be acceptable to other software (in > this case the software running in the BIOS) is not part of the source > code.
Why not? The digital signature is a statement (which translates roughly to "Tivo approves this") to be used in a computer in order to bring about a certain result. That result is making it boot on the PVR. Source code simply means the original forms or inputs used to generate machine-readable statements. Michael Poole >> A "computer program" is a set of statements or instructions to be >> used directly or indirectly in a computer in order to bring about >> a certain result. >> -- US Code, Title 17, Section 101 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
