[GTALUG] BlackBerry Priv

[Anthony de Boer]

Clifford Ilkay wrote:
> From <http://www.engadget.com/2015/10/21/blackberry-android-security/>:
> 
> "BlackBerry also "hardened" the Linux kernel with various top-secret 
> patches"
> 
> How can they have "top-secret patches" to the Linux kernel and comply 
> with the terms of the GPL?

You only have to give source away to those who get binaries.  I wonder
if it'd be technical compliance if the kernel and a source archive are
both in a user-inaccessible part of the phone's filesystem.  :-\

The Android community is already infamous for tardy GPL compliance,
though.

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Anthony de Boer