Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: freebox possible GPL violation | From | Michael Poole <> | Date | Thu, 06 Oct 2005 09:42:00 -0400 |
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Emmanuel Fleury writes:
> Well, I'm really sorry to play the Devil Advocate once time more, but as > far as I know all these DSL companies have big secrets because of > weaknesses in their security. Being hacked at the Internet level is one > thing, being hacked at the DSLAM level means a lot. Try to imagine if > anybody could upload to you his own modified kernel, this means that you > can tape all the internet traffic, all the phone calls, all the TV > programs that you are looking at, and also probably having an easy way > in to your local network (wired and wifi).
Lousy security is not an excuse to violate contract or copyright law.
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