[maemo-developers] [New Developer]: Questions - Python Packaging / Free or Non-Free / Software Licensing

[From: Igor.Stoppa at nokia.com]

From: maemo-developers-bounces at maemo.org [maemo-developers-bounces at maemo.org] On Behalf Of ext David Greaves [david at dgreaves.com]
Sent: 07 February 2010 20:44
To: Sanjeev (EIPI)
Cc: maemo-developers at maemo.org; Aldon Hynes
Subject: Re: [New Developer]: Questions - Python Packaging / Free or    Non-Free        / Software Licensing


> As the problem is outlined I think you're out of luck - sorry.

Well, in general there s no perfect system, he just has to devise something that requires more cracking effort than it's worth for having illegal access to the functionality :-) 

And possibly make the crack device-specific.

However it's not impossible to do secure operations on the N900, they just must be done on the cellular modem, which is perfectly capable to manage keys in a way that is not worse than any other Nokia phone.

Obviously as soon as the control comes back to the linux side, anything is possible.

But, as  I said, it' s just a matter of making it complex enough.

After all even Skype at N900 is subject to the same security problems.

But python programming is probably not the most effective way to reach the goal.

igor