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Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 11:15:13 -0400
From: Timothy Miller <miller@techsource.com>
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To: Rik van Riel <riel@redhat.com>
CC: Marc Boucher <marc@linuxant.com>,
       lkml - Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
       Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>,
       David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Blacklist binary-only modules lying about their license
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Rik van Riel wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Apr 2004, Marc Boucher wrote:
> 
> 
>>At the same time, I think that the "community" should, without 
>>relinquishing its principles, be less eager before getting the facts to 
>>attack people and companies trying to help in good faith, and be more 
>>realistic when it comes to satisfying practical needs of ordinary 
>>users.
> 
> 
> I wouldn't be averse to changing the text the kernel prints
> when loading a module with an incompatible license. If the
> text "$MOD_FOO: module license '$BLAH' taints kernel." upsets
> the users, it's easy enough to change it.
> 
> How about the following?
> 
> "Due to $MOD_FOO's license ($BLAH), the Linux kernel community
> cannot resolve problems you may encounter. Please contact
> $MODULE_VENDOR for support issues."


Sounds very "politically correct", but certainly more descriptive and 
less alarming.

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