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How would the GPL stop them from removing the check? They'd have to share their changed kernel source, but nobody would want it.
by Bjartr 3y ago
How would the GPL stop them from removing the check? They'd have to share their changed kernel source, but nobody would want it.
- nvm0n2 3y agoThe check is just enforcing the legal interpretation of the rights holders, the check code itself doesn't matter legally. Just like how stripping some DRM doesn't mean you now own the copyright to the video.
- Bjartr 3y agoThat raises an interesting question: Is modification of the source that is used to produce the executable software necessarily modification of software from a DMCA perspective? Or does the circumvention have to involve influencing an extant binary in some way? The legal answer, in either direction, isn't obvious to me. Especially since the GPL license does explicitly allow you to modify the source.