Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 24 Sep 2001 11:42:06 -0600 | From | Tim Bird <> | Subject | Re: Binary only module question |
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Arjan van de Ven wrote: > I'm composing a list of all existing binary only modules,
Will the list be available somewhere?
I'm working on a tool that (among other things) indicates what is "accepted practice" for loadable modules that are binary. I seem to recall Linus saying, some years ago, something about the the fact that the module must not be fundamental to basic kernel operation. I can't remember the exact details of the quote (if anyone has it, I'd appreciate a reference to it), but I thought the general spirit was that add-on's are OK, but basic functionality (like the scheduler, memory management, driver *systems* (not drivers themselves), etc.) were off limits for being binary modules.
I'm assuming that if a module is currently known, and there does not appear to be great backlash against it, that it is accepted practice. Also, I assume that modules that perform essentially the same functionality as these would also be acceptable (from a community standpoint - the legal standpoint is a different matter). Basically, I'm infering a kind of community precendence from existing known binary modules?
Am I way off?
(And yes, I know that given a choice, the community vastly prefers an open source module over a binary module)
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