David Schwartz wrote:
On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:55:10 -0700
"David Schwartz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
A key is a number. A signature is a number. They are neither
statements nor
instructions. The argument that GPLv2 prohibits Tivoization is
really and
truly absurd. It has neither a legal nor a moral leg to stand on.
A computer program is a number too.
No, it's not. It can be expressed as a number, but it is not a number.
??? can be expressed as a number, but it is not a number ???
sure its a number.
Keys are purely numbers, they are nothing else. Signatures are pure
primitive facts encoded as numbers (authority X blessed object Y).
A computer program is a set of instructions to accomplish a particular
result. It can be expressed as a number, but that doesn't mean it is a
number.
It might be true in principle to develop a scheme whereby every physical
object uniquely corresponds to an extremely large number. That doesn't turn
physical objects into numbers.
DS
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