Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263062AbUD0EnI (ORCPT ); Tue, 27 Apr 2004 00:43:08 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263205AbUD0EnI (ORCPT ); Tue, 27 Apr 2004 00:43:08 -0400 Received: from dragnfire.mtl.istop.com ([66.11.160.179]:15095 "EHLO dsl.commfireservices.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263062AbUD0EnG (ORCPT ); Tue, 27 Apr 2004 00:43:06 -0400 Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 00:42:48 -0400 (EDT) From: Zwane Mwaikambo To: Gilles May Cc: Carl-Daniel Hailfinger , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Blacklist binary-only modules lying about their license In-Reply-To: <408DCFE9.3040407@canalmusic.com> Message-ID: References: <408DC0E0.7090500@gmx.net> <408DCFE9.3040407@canalmusic.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 949 Lines: 25 On Tue, 27 Apr 2004, Gilles May wrote: > Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote: > > >The attached patch blacklists all modules having "Linuxant" or "Conexant" > >in their author string. This may seem a bit broad, but AFAIK both > >companies never have released anything under the GPL and have a strong > >history of binary-only modules. > > > > > Blacklisting modules?! > > Oh come on! > I agree the '\0' trick is not really nice, but blacklisting modules is > not really better. It's not a functionality that adds anything to the > kernel. > If ppl want/have to use that module let them! Then they should list themselves as proprietory, there will be no problem loading them in that case. No need to tell fibs. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/