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Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 17:10:37 -0000
From: Alex Bligh - linux-kernel <linux-kernel@alex.org.uk>
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To: Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
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Subject: Re: Changed message for GPLONLY symbols
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Keith,

--On Tuesday, November 13, 2001 1:50 PM +1100 Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au> 
wrote:

> Hint: You are trying to load a module without a GPL compatible license
>       and it has unresolved symbols.  The module may be trying to access
>       GPLONLY symbols but the problem is more likely to be a coding or
>       user error.  Contact the module supplier for assistance.
>
> Does anyone think that this message can be misunderstood by anybody
> with the "intelligence" of the normal Windoze user?

Yes I think it can be misunderstood, and, perhaps more importantly, still
points the user at GPLONLY when it's more likely to be a straightforward
version mismatch. Better might be:

Hint: You are trying to load a module which has unresolved symbols. These
      symbols may not be exported by this version of the kernel (perhaps
      you have a version mismatch), or they may be exported GPLONLY,
      (in which case they will not be available to your module which does
      not carry a GPL compatible license). In either case, contact
      the module supplier for assistance.

--
Alex Bligh
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