Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S265159AbUD3RrW (ORCPT ); Fri, 30 Apr 2004 13:47:22 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S265160AbUD3RrW (ORCPT ); Fri, 30 Apr 2004 13:47:22 -0400 Received: from smtp3.mailblocks.com ([140.174.9.93]:55478 "HELO smtp3.mailblocks.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S265159AbUD3RrR (ORCPT ); Fri, 30 Apr 2004 13:47:17 -0400 Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 10:47:48 -0700 From: Keith D Burgess Jr Message-Id: X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI X-MB-Message-Type: User Subject: Re: [PATCH] Blacklist binary-only modules lying about their license Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org X-Priority: 3 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1710 Lines: 37 A couple days ago when I stumbled onto this discussion, I was prompted to at least post an opinion from a user perspective. Having followed along since then, I am beginning to wonder why I am so interested in the Linux community in the first place. I have to admit, my chin is still on the floor having read some of the personal attacks directed towards Marc. Why, for some, has this become a personal issue and not a technical one? I think Marc summed it up best (a few times) by saying: >> I repeat, the \0 is purely a technical workaround, done without any mischievous intent. Can't we respect this as his explanation and move on so these efforts can be better directed towards improving the kernel? Hell - Marc has alot of work to-do in order for driverloader to be compatible with 4K stacks ;) (BTW I have no idea how you can support Fedora but it is appreciated.) There seems to be a couple posters here that understand why this workaround was done and agree that there needs to be a better way than seeing repeated "tainted" messages. In my opinion, this is the perspective that should have been taken from the start. Or at least once the list realized the intent and received Marc's appologies. P.S. Thanks to those who offered your opinions in agreement with mine via email but not on the list. Respectfully, Keith ---------------------------------------------- Mailblocks - A Better Way to Do Email http://about.mailblocks.com/info - 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/