BT Home Hub: Continued violation

[Arnoud Engelfriet]

Ralph Corderoy wrote:
> I agree.  In one case I know of manufacturer has source, including a
> makefile, that builds the binary, including signing it, and an uploader
> that talks their closed protocol over a serial port to the devices
> bootloader firmware to install it in the factory prior to shipping.  GPL

I've never seen a makefile that produces a digital signature.

I can imagine a makefile that has a target which invokes gpg or
another signature-generating application. But that doesn't mean
that gpg or the secret key file is part of the makefile. The same
goes for /bin/rm - it isn't part of the makefile just because
there's a target called 'clean'.

Arnoud

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