Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 10 Sep 2001 18:49:37 +0100 | From | Alex Bligh - linux-kernel <> | Subject | Re: Developing code for ia64 |
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>> Our product contains a pre-compiled core object (IP protection :-\ ) > > In that case, be prepared to take the burden for all > linux kernel support from your users, since we'll just > send them your way. > > Your email address has been saved, bug reporters about > any intel binary only driver will be told to ask you.
Before you all jump so far down his throat you hit his arse, he did say "Our product contains a pre-compiled core object". He did not say that this was a kernel module, or any other part of the kernel.
His question was whether you could bundle IA-64 and IA-32 code together in a single binary file (as far as I could tell), which while probably off topic here, probably does not require application of cattle prod at such a voltage. Whilst binary modules are contentious, esp. w.r.t. support, I have found noone yet (famous last words) who has credibly suggested that distributing or running binary-only applications on a GPL'd *OS* (libraries being a separate issue) is against either the spirit or the letter of the OS license. And as such of course the reports of application bugs should not be on lkml.
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