Am 2008-05-13 19:01:17, schrieb Steve Lamb: > Uhm, that is a gross oversimplification. You use software you have the > right to the source. If you *choose* to release software *to others* they > have right to the source. > > Hate to break it to you but I use FOSS all the time for my private and > personal use as well as my professional use. There is code I have that will > not ever be redistributed and as such you, nor anyone else, has right to that > source because you will never, EVER use it. That is my choice. On the other > hand if I did release it for others to use I would obligated to release the > source along with it. An obligation I have fulfilled on all the software I > have chosen to release for others to use. > > They haven't released it for others to use. They're under no obligation > to share the source. That's not a loophole. That's freedom.
Now imagine, the german car manufacturer BMW must give away the
sourcecode used in the microcontroller of there cars or make the
microcontrollers accessible form outside the tech-support...
This would be a very big security hole...
OK, you CAN access the memory of the microcontroller, but this would
damage the coardcomputer and you will lost any warranty of the car.
It is realy weird, WHY peoples want to have access to sourcecodes to
hardware they can not use access legaly.
Thanks, Greetings and nice Day
Michelle Konzack
Systemadministrator
24V Electronic Engineer
Tamay Dogan Network
Debian GNU/Linux Consultant
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