Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 1 May 2004 15:14:01 -0700 | From | "Randy.Dunlap" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Blacklist binary-only modules lying about their license |
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On Sat, 1 May 2004 15:33:19 -0400 Sean Estabrooks <seanlkml@rogers.com> wrote:
| On Sat, 1 May 2004 15:12:18 -0400 | Marc Boucher <marc@linuxant.com> wrote: | | > 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. | | Tainting is working just like it is supposed to work. The reduced | support burden for senior Linux maintainers has been a benefit. | | > Let's deal with the root problem and fix the messages, as Rik van Riel | > has suggested. | | The kernel maintainers will decide what's best for Linux. They're the | ones responsible for overseeing Linux. But if we're going to change | the message i'd prefer something along the lines of: | | "Now loading a non GPL driver. Please consider supporting vendors that | provide open source drivers for their hardware. Your kernel will now be | marked as tainted, all this means is that you should send any support | requests to the author of this driver."
I agree, this is better than the Aunt Tillie message. (Second sentence could be omitted. I agree with it, but it's not in the right setting IMO.)
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| > > What's wrong with the printk setting workaround? Simply write a number | > > to the appropriate file before you load the modules. | > > | > > I just tried googling for the relevant post, but failed... | > > | > > He doesn't need to wait for the patches to propogate. He can act on | > > his own scripts immediately in readiness for the next version. | > > | > > Easy. | > | > Not. We don't use a script to systematically load the modules, | > because they are large and not always required, nor want to | > interfere with the system's normal logging. | > | > Manipulating printk settings or redirecting the superfluous | > messages elsewhere are also ugly hacks, which can | > potentially also divert/hide important messages.
So why is the tainted message to be different?
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