Red Hat Will Pay Microsoft To Get Past UEFI Restrictions

[William Brown]

On 1/06/12 16:50, Javier Perez wrote:
> William. The operating word here is Tiviozation.
> You can compile the kernel but you can't run it on the system. That is
> the threat GPL3 is trying to counteract.
> By creating "valid" kernels, by definition "not valid kernels" cannot run.
> 

Well, It would appear that Grub 2 is GPL3, and in my interpretation of
how Tivoization works, this would appear to be a violation.

The kernel is still GPL2, so technically, would not be a violation as
far I can see.


-- 
Sincerely,

William Brown

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