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Bradley Kuhn (bkuhn) - 10 years ago 2014-03-20 20:23:20
bkuhn@ebb.org
This text was so old (from the earliest drafts) that it was not particularly useful.
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@@ -2909,27 +2909,6 @@ limitation or further obligation.
 
% FIXME-LATER: Would be nice to explain much more about interactions between
 
% the various options of GPLv3~\S6(a-e), which might all be in play at once!
 

	
 
% FIXME: update lock-down section to work with more recent drafts
 

	
 
Though the definition of Complete Corresponding Source Code in the second
 
paragraph of section 1 is expansive, it is not sufficient to protect users'
 
freedoms in many circumstances. For example, a GPL'd program, or a modified
 
version of such a program, might need to be signed with a key or authorized
 
with a code in order for it to run on a particular machine and function
 
properly. Similarly, a program that produces digitally-restricted files might
 
require a decryption code in order to read the output.
 

	
 
The third paragraph of section 1 addresses this problem by making clear that
 
Complete Corresponding Source Code includes any such encryption,
 
authorization, and decryption codes. By requiring the inclusion of this
 
information whenever the GPL requires distribution of Complete Corresponding
 
Source Code, we thwart efforts to obstruct the goals of the GPL, and we
 
ensure that users will remain in control over their own machines. We
 
recognize an exception where use of the program normally implies that the
 
user already has the codes. For example, in secure systems a computer owner
 
might possess any keys needed to run a program, while the distributor of the
 
program might not have the keys.
 

	
 
% FIXME: installation information??
 

	
 

	
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