[GRLUG] WebOS for HP machines

[Michael Mol]

I can see your point from a philosophical perspective, but not a
technical one. Technically, they are in compliance with GPLv2, at
least, and that's what the kernel is licensed under.

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On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 9:22 AM, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
> Is that all....  I take that as a distinction
> without a difference.  Just one more way
> of making it de facto proprietary, and
> getting around the intent of open software.
>    -- Bob
>
> On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 9:20 AM, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> He just said that the code is available, but the key isn't. Without
>> the key, you can take all the code and compile it, but you can't run
>> it on your device.
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 9:15 AM, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > But aren't all Linux modifications supposed
>> > to be made available as source code?  I suppose
>> > a company can just say "go pound sand."
>> >    -- Bob
>> >
>> > On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 9:13 AM, John-Thomas Richards
>> > <jtr at jrichards.org>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 09:06:16AM -0500, Bob Kline wrote:
>> >> [snip]
>> >>
>> >> > So yes, it appears HP might be thinking it can go the Apple route and
>> >> > make its OS proprietary.  But how, using a Linux kernel?
>> >>
>> >> Archos makes Linux devices that are proprietary.  All software that
>> >> runs
>> >> on them must have a digital signature in order for the hardware to
>> >> allow
>> >> it to run.  All the code is available though the digital signature is
>> >> not.  Not enough people care or it would have been cracked long ago.
>> >> It's a shame, too.  I have one of their portable video devices and I
>> >> must say it is quite amazing in its quality.  However, I cannot do
>> >> anything with it that Archos won't let me do.
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>> >> bountiful who are not honest.
>> >> Junius, pseudonym of the unknown author of a series of letters
>> >> published
>> >> in a London newspaper during 1769-1772
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