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Subject: GPL only modules [was Re: [GIT PATCH] more Driver core patches for 2.6.19] Newsgroups: gmane.linux.kernel Date: 2006-12-13 22:09:11 GMT (1 year, 38 weeks, 3 days, 7 hours and 31 minutes ago) On Wed, Dec 13, 2006 at 01:47:21PM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote: > On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 13:32:50 -0800 > Martin Bligh <mbligh <at> mbligh.org> wrote: > > > So let's come out and ban binary modules, rather than pussyfooting > > around, if that's what we actually want to do. > > Give people 12 months warning (time to work out what they're going to do, > talk with the legal dept, etc) then make the kernel load only GPL-tagged > modules. > > I think I'd favour that. It would aid those people who are trying to > obtain device specs, and who are persuading organisations to GPL their drivers. Ok, I have no objection to that at all. I'll whip up such a patch in a bit to spit out kernel log messages whenever such a module is loaded so that people have some warning. thanks, greg k-h |
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