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From"David Schwartz" <>
SubjectRE: GPL license and linux kernel modifications
DateThu, 29 Jan 2004 03:14:32 -0800
> On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 19:25:55 +0300,> =?koi8-r?Q?=22?=Bansh=?koi8-r?Q?=22=20?= <bansh21@mail.ru>  said:> Yes, but it has to be the *preferred* source form.  So you have
> to distribute> what you're actually using to maintain the system.  You want to claim that
> the very tricky code is your preferred form, go right ahead.  Let
> me know how> the first time you try to fix a bug goes. ;)> It is most certainly *NOT* allowed to pass your code through a obfuscator
> before shipping it out.
	In my insanest musings, I've thought about a case where one has a
decrypting/encrypting editor and a decrypting compiler. This could honestly
make the encrypted source the preferred form for the purposes of making
modifications.

	Anyone who attempts this would likely run afoul of a legal principle known
as the "straight face doctrine". This says that one may not make any
argument in court unless one can do so with a straight face. Because of
this, lawyers that can say rather insane things with perfectly straight
faces are quite highly prized.

	DS


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