The user will be able to change the code, that's not the matter, but it wont be
able to run it on my customer's hardware. That's the point. And I don't this it
goes against any law neither any license.
I'm sure it doesn't go against any GPL spirit. It's even possible that my
source will be partly available. It depends on the customer. But for the
modified kernel parts, I'll have to publish it or I'll go against the Linux
licence.
For the CRC stuff, it was what I meant.
Quoting Jim Rees <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I know that checking the CRC of the executable can lead to slowlyness
> (have to
> load each page of it), but I don't think I have the choice.
>
> This shouldn't be slow at all. You have to load the pages anyway,
> right? I
> hope you're not thinking about sending the entire kernel to the card,
> that
> would be silly. Just ship the signed crc to the card for checking.
>
> I'm a little curious about the legal aspects. This certainly seems to
> go
> against the spirit of the GPL. But technically it's probably legal.
> The
> user can still modify the software, he just can't run it once he's
> modified
> it.
>
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