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? -- Regards, Clifford Ilkay +1 647-778-8696
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. -- Anthony de Boer
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.
On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 07:24:24PM -0400, Loui Chang wrote:
Maybe it's something like the nvidia blob, in the setup the user will explicitly enable it, then it's on them.
No, they are not "top-secret" they are grsecurity patches. Stupid headline writers. -- Len Sorensen
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