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    SubjectRe: The tainted message
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    > First of all, the current tainted message is not really useful. 
    > "Warning: Loading %s will taint the kernel..." isn't very informative at
    > all. Most people don't know what it means to "taint the kernel". It's

    I'd agree. I wasn't aware I had any responsibility beyond helping Arjan
    who implemented it. The kernel itself has no messages/policy intentionally.

    > I would like to propose that a clearer, more direct message be used.
    > Something like "Warning: kernel maintainers may not support your kernel
    > since you have loaded %s: %s%s\n" would be much more informative and
    > correct.

    > Opinions? Comments?

    More informative but I think too soft. It still implies we might want to
    hear about it but not reply. That isnt the case.

    How about

    Warning: The module you have loaded (%s) does not seem to have an open
    source license. Please send any kernel problem reports to the
    author of this module, or duplicate them from a boot without
    ever loading this module before reporting them to the community
    or your Linux vendor

    ??
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