> On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:55:10 -0700 > "David Schwartz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > A key is a number. A signature is a number. They are neither > > statements nor > > instructions. The argument that GPLv2 prohibits Tivoization is > > really and > > truly absurd. It has neither a legal nor a moral leg to stand on. > A computer program is a number too. No, it's not. It can be expressed as a number, but it is not a number. Keys are purely numbers, they are nothing else. Signatures are pure primitive facts encoded as numbers (authority X blessed object Y). A computer program is a set of instructions to accomplish a particular result. It can be expressed as a number, but that doesn't mean it is a number. It might be true in principle to develop a scheme whereby every physical object uniquely corresponds to an extremely large number. That doesn't turn physical objects into numbers. DS - 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/
