On 20:59 Wed 24 Jun , Richard Stallman wrote: > I can assure you that today If we switch the V2 to the v3 we will lose a > lot of > customers > > Are the users of U-Boot usually customers? That term normally refers > to people that buy a commercial product or service. This where I disagree my customer are firm that will hire me or buy me something too. In this case the firm can require for their business secure boot. You only see the one part of the business and the world. > > And force to give the private key which use to sign the code is not > reallist > it's a security flaw > > I have a computer on which I can install any code I choose. > I don't think that is a security flaw. For your personnal computer fine, but all products will not have the same requirements or targets. > > On the contrary, if only one company can install a new version, that > is a grave security flaw for me as a user. If I use a GPLv3 bootloader in a medical tool, a car, Point of payment terminal, Military System, etc... it is a grave security flaw. I'm not sure that you will be very happy if someone can modify the Firmware freely. As you may loose money to be killed and at the extrem kill millions of people.
I do not think the v3 is a benefit. I'll never accept the concept to an opensource licence that will force me to use a software in a specific way that someone will choose for me as do the v3. It will be freedom kill. Here you try to restrict people freedom because you do not like what they do. It will result as the same as live in jail. Please remember I can create what product I want with opensource component I'm free to do it If I accept the fact ot reverse code to the community or at least to your customer. I think you take the problem in the wrong way. You want to be able to do what you want with your hardware fine so do not buy non upgradable hardware. Help people as I to convince firm to develop - when it's possible - full opensource product as the openmoko, beagle project etc... In this case it will be a win-win in the otherway it's extremist, business and freedom kill In France we have this "la liberté de chacun s'arrete ou celle d'autrui commence" you can transalte by something like this Your freedom will stop where the freedom of someone else will start So the GPLv3 no Best Regards, J. _______________________________________________ U-Boot mailing list U-Boot@lists.denx.de http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot
