Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1759236AbYFWSN6 (ORCPT ); Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:13:58 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1755268AbYFWSNt (ORCPT ); Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:13:49 -0400 Received: from bombadil.infradead.org ([18.85.46.34]:50722 "EHLO bombadil.infradead.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754460AbYFWSNt (ORCPT ); Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:13:49 -0400 Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:11:21 -0700 From: Greg KH To: Matthew Cc: Linux Kernel , Linus Torvalds Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] Position Statement on Linux Kernel Modules Message-ID: <20080623181121.GA13547@kroah.com> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 789 Lines: 22 On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 03:02:58PM +0200, Matthew wrote: > Hi Greg, > > I largely agree to this statement, > > there are however some downsides if you're preventing driver > manufacturers (e.g. nvidia, ...) from the possibility to offer their > customers proprietary drivers: This statement is not "preventing" anything, it is merely stating the fact that a very large number of Linux kernel developers feel that closed source Linux kernel modules are harmful for users, companies, and the Linux kernel community overall. thanks, greg k-h -- 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/