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FromMarc Boucher <>
SubjectRe: [PATCH] Blacklist binary-only modules lying about their license
DateTue, 27 Apr 2004 13:33:12 -0400
Hi Adam,

On Apr 27, 2004, at 1:25 PM, Adam Jaskiewicz wrote:

>
>> Actually, we also have no desire nor purpose to prevent tainting. The 
>> purpose
>> of the workaround is to avoid repetitive warning messages generated 
>> when
>> multiple modules belonging to a single logical "driver"  are loaded 
>> (even when
>> a module is only probed but not used due to the hardware not being 
>> present).
>> Although the issue may sound trivial/harmless to people on the lkml, 
>> it was a
>> frequent cause of confusion for the average person.
>>
> Would it not be better to simply place a notice in the readme 
> explaining what
> the error messages mean, rather than working around the liscense 
> checking
> code? Educate the users, rather than fibbing.

Good idea. We will try to clarify the matter in the docs for the next 
release.
A lot of users don't read them though, so a proper fix remains 
necessary..

Regards
Marc

--
Marc Boucher
President
Linuxant inc.
http://www.linuxant.com


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