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Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 12:34:39 -0700
From: Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
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To: Gerhard Mack <gmack@innerfire.net>
CC: Christoph Lameter <christoph@lameter.com>, Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au>,
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Subject: Re: GPLONLY kernel symbols???
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Gerhard Mack wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 16 Oct 2001, Christoph Lameter wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 17 Oct 2001, Keith Owens wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, 16 Oct 2001 21:59:03 -0700 (PDT),
> > > Christoph Lameter <christoph@lameter.com> wrote:
> > > >The loop driver is not GPL compatible???
> > >
> > > In 2.4.11 loop.c has no MODULE_LICENCE.  It will take a while for all
> > > modules to be correctly flagged.
> >
> > Then do not output such a message. This is not M$ windows.
> >
> And how do you expect them to find all of the modules that don't have
> MODULE_LICENCE if they can't see an indicator in the boot messages?
> 

Can't you just make it a warning for now and give ppl a few months to
clean things up?  It strikes me that any code that serves no technical
purpose and actively decreases functionality of the kernel is highly
suspect.  Or maybe even wait till 2.5...

Ben

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> <>< As a computer I find your faith in technology amusing.
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