Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 19 Jul 2002 01:25:35 +0200 | Subject | Re: Generic modules documentation is outdated | From | Yann Dirson <> |
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On Thu, Jul 18, 2002 at 11:48:41PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote: > On Thu, 2002-07-18 at 22:02, Yann Dirson wrote: > > - I have installed no proprietary driver, all loaded drivers declare to be > > "GPL" or "Dual BSD/GPL". > > Something you loaded was missing a MODULE_LICENSE tag - modern insmod > will warn on this one
I wrote: > I found a good candidate in the Apple HFS module
Hm, no, I found the real one (although HFS has the problem):
# modprobe ppp_deflate Warning: loading /lib/modules/2.4.18+preempt/kernel/drivers/net/ppp_deflate.o will taint the kernel: non-GPL license - BSD without advertisement clause
I'm pretty sure the "BSD without advertisement clause" license should not taint the kernel, should it ?
And even if there is an obscure license incompatibility, there is a problem in that this module is in the stock kernels, and should then be advertised as such (or maybe removed).
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