Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Article: IBM wants to "clean up the license" of Linux | Date | Sun, 20 Dec 1998 23:55:16 -0800 | From | Stephen Williams <> |
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alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk said: > Linus has given permission for third party modules that are not source > to be distributed providing they use the existing modules apis. I've > not seen a single binary only module thats actually remotely popular > with its user base other than the commercial OSS sound modules.
It has been exceedingly difficult for me to make a binary RPM that included a device driver module. I have no problem with distributing the source, but I can't seem to find a reliable way to distribute a device driver to a customer that would like a binary distribution.
Hell, I can't even make a Makefile that works in common cases. Sheesh!
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