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Subject: Re: The tainted message
From: Richard Thrapp <rthrapp@sbcglobal.net>
To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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On Sat, 2002-04-27 at 10:20, Alan Cox wrote:
> More informative but I think too soft. It still implies we might want to
> hear about it but not reply. That isnt the case.
> 
> How about
> 
> Warning: The module you have loaded (%s) does not seem to have an open
> 	 source license. Please send any kernel problem reports to the
> 	 author of this module, or duplicate them from a boot without
> 	 ever loading this module before reporting them to the community
> 	 or your Linux vendor
> 
> ??

I like the wording of that.  I suggest that we change the words "an open
source license" to "a GPL-compatible license" since that's what we're
checking for (if I remember incorrectly, please correct me).  It might
also be important to put the license string in there somewhere.

-- Richard Thrapp

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