Monthly Archives: August 2007

GPL Interface arguments and proprietary kernel modules

Posted on August 16, 2007 by yodaiken

(rewritten for clarity Aug 21, 22, 2007) Changing interfaces of GPL software is permitted under the GPL. The license specifically permits anyone to make any changes in the code. There is no limitation concerning the intentions of the coder or … Continue reading →

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Easy patent solution: Exponential method

Posted on August 14, 2007 by yodaiken

Suppose that we said each year, each person named as an inventor or each company or person named as an assignee on a patent  qualified for a rolling fee. Say $200 for the first patent, $1000 for the next, $5000 … Continue reading →

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Notes on unintended security effects

Posted on August 12, 2007 by yodaiken

I’ve been complaining about the security implications of DRM and “trusted computing” and “safe boot” for some time now. Susan Landau points out that the expansion of wiretapping has the same effect. Such threats are not theoretical. For almost a … Continue reading →

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