Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 15 Oct 2004 14:18:09 -0700 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: Fw: signed kernel modules? |
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On Fri, Oct 15, 2004 at 04:56:33PM -0400, Lee Revell wrote: > On Fri, 2004-10-15 at 13:35, Richard B. Johnson wrote: > > You just don't get it. This is policy. > > > > Script started on Fri 15 Oct 2004 01:13:59 PM EDT > > # insmod xxx.ko > > xxx: module license 'BSD' taints kernel. > > # exit > > Script done on Fri 15 Oct 2004 01:14:26 PM EDT > > OK, now _this_ is undeniably policy, I would go so far as to call it > bullshit. There is a fundamental technical reason to have closed source > modules taint the kernel, because you cannot debug a closed source > module.
If you have a BSD licensed module, you do not have to provide the source code for it.
Dual BSD/GPL licensed modules do not change the taint flag.
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