21 Oct
2015
21 Oct
'15
4:24 p.m.
On Wed 21 Oct 2015 19:13 -0400, Anthony de Boer wrote:
Clifford Ilkay wrote:
From <http://www.engadget.com/2015/10/21/blackberry-android-security/>:
"BlackBerry also "hardened" the Linux kernel with various top-secret patches"
How can they have "top-secret patches" to the Linux kernel and comply with the terms of the GPL?
You only have to give source away to those who get binaries. I wonder if it'd be technical compliance if the kernel and a source archive are both in a user-inaccessible part of the phone's filesystem. :-\
The Android community is already infamous for tardy GPL compliance, though.
Maybe it's something like the nvidia blob, in the setup the user will explicitly enable it, then it's on them.