Messages in this thread | | | From | Marc Boucher <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Blacklist binary-only modules lying about their license | Date | Sat, 1 May 2004 16:58:09 -0400 |
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On May 1, 2004, at 4:47 PM, Martin J. Bligh wrote:
>>>> All bugs can be debugged or fixed, it's a matter of how hard it is >>>> to do (generally easier with open-source) and *who* is responsible >>>> for doing it (i.e. supporting the modules). >>> >>> Yes, exactly. The tainted mechanism is there to tell us that it's not >>> *our* problem to support it. And you deliberately screwed that up, >>> which is why everybody is pissed at you. >> >> It was already screwed up, and causing unnecessary support burdens >> both on the community ("help! what does tainted mean") and vendors. >> This thread and previous ones have shown ample evidence of that. >> Let's deal with the root problem and fix the messages, as Rik van Riel >> has suggested. >> >> Most third-party module suppliers have been confronted with the same >> issue >> and forced to work around it (in other imperfect and sometimes clumsy >> ways). > > Odd that none of them just submitted a patch to fix the "real problem" > then. > Sorry, I don't believe that was your only intent.
So what do you think it was? I swear to god, there was no other intent nor purpose.
We have just submitted a patch to address the issue. Hopefully it (or something similar) will make it in and the matter will become history.
Marc
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