> Why can't you understand that the GPL v2 is a *software* license, it > doesn't cover hardware at all.
The GPLv2 is a copyright license not a software licence, indeed there is no such thing as a 'software licence'. It deals with the circumstances and manner in which you are permitted (by the author) to make copies of their work, to modify their work and in some cases to perform their work (plus other sundry rights). Copyright law doesn't care whether the object in question is as abstract as computer source code (providing it has been 'fixated' in some form) or a two hundred foot high art installation - or a combination of the two. So irrespective of the whole pointless debate going on you are trying to draw lines that don't exist in the first place. > I can't know for a fact what TiVO wants, but I can guess. You could also do your research. > All quite valid reasons in my opinion. and all wrong. Look up the owning and controlling interests in Tivo and you'll find the correct reason - stopping you doing evil things like keeping movies you've recorded or uploading them to the internet [which ironically of course is the entire effect of the whole 'convergence' thing] Alan - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
