Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 1 May 2004 17:53:19 -0400 | From | Sean Estabrooks <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] clarify message and give support contact for non-GPL modules |
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On Sat, 1 May 2004 17:48:14 -0400 Marc Boucher <marc@linuxant.com> wrote:
> Sean, > > I think that your wording is problematic, because: > > - A module with non-GPL license could be distributed in source form.
That's not a problem. Feel free to add other checks to suppress this message for other licenses.
> - Its author can also be an individual or organization, not necessarily > a vendor.
Please suggest a better word than vendor so I can update the patch.
> - The word "tainted" is confusing and needlessly scary for average > users.
The FACT is the kernel is TAINTED. It's important that the user understand why so that when they see TAINTED message in OOPS they are not confused.
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