Re: Keyspan Firmware fun
Adam J. Richter <adam@yggdrasil.com>:
> >Debian could patch the source so that the offending drivers are not
> >built by default and the documentation shown by make xconfig states
> >ALL IN CAPITALS that it would be a copyright violation to distribute
> >the binary if you include that driver (include a URL for more detailed
> >information and possible updates).
>
> >Would that solve the problem?
>
> I don't know what if any legal authorities exist on the
> question of how unhelpful the system should be in order not to be
> providing help in delivering the infringing work. Certainly, your
> proposal would eliminate the second scenario about users accidentally
> building the GPL-violating binary.
The binary doesn't violate the GPL. Only distribution of the binary
violates the GPL.
Anyway, I'm curious to know what accusation you are thinking of to
which being "unhelpful" might be a possible defence. I don't think
I've ever heard of a defendant pleading unhelpfulness.
Edmund
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