Subject: Re: CONFIG_MARKERS
From: Jon Masters <jcm@redhat.com>
To: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
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       Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
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On Thu, 2008-01-24 at 00:25 -0500, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:

> Remember - when a user tries a Linux box with a proprietary module, and the
> experience sucks because the module sucks, they will walk away thinking
> "Linux sucks", not "That module sucks".

Worse, if they're technically inclined, they'll think Linux sucks for
encoding philosophical policy into the kernel. Remember, a proprietary
driver is only "illegal" to distribute, it's not an infringement for
someone to write a non-GPL driver, or to have one on their computer.

Jon.


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